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Peter Carey

Australian author Peter Carey is best known for his Booker Prize-winning novels *Oscar and Lucinda* and *True History of the Kelly Gang*. A two-time winner of the prestigious award, his works blend historical fiction with magical realism. This page provides the Peter Carey books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1974The Fat Man In History / Exotic PleasuresPOoC · 1Buy ↗
1979War CrimesPOoC · 2Buy ↗
1981BlissPOoSN · 1Buy ↗
1985IllywhackerPOoSN · 2Buy ↗
1988Oscar and LucindaPOoSN · 3Buy ↗
1991The Tax InspectorPOoSN · 4Buy ↗
1994The Unusual Life of Tristan SmithPOoSN · 5Buy ↗
1995Collected StoriesPOoC · 3Buy ↗
1995The Big BazoohleyPOoSN · 6Buy ↗
1997Jack MaggsPOoSN · 7Buy ↗
2000True History of the Kelly GangPOoSN · 8Buy ↗
200130 Days in SydneyPOoNB · 1Buy ↗
2003My Life as a FakePOoSN · 9Buy ↗
2004Wrong About JapanPOoNB · 2Buy ↗
2006TheftPOoSN · 10Buy ↗
2008His Illegal SelfPOoSN · 11Buy ↗
2009Parrot and Olivier in AmericaPOoSN · 12Buy ↗
2012The Chemistry of TearsPOoSN · 13Buy ↗
2014AmnesiaPOoSN · 14Buy ↗
2017A Long Way From HomePOoSN · 15Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books2 books · 2001–2004
0130 Days in Sydney2001Buy ↗
02Wrong About Japan2004Buy ↗
Publication Order of Standalone Novels15 books · 1981–2017
01Bliss1981Buy ↗
02Illywhacker1985Buy ↗
03Oscar and Lucinda1988Buy ↗
04The Tax Inspector1991Buy ↗
05The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith1994Buy ↗
06The Big Bazoohley1995Buy ↗
07Jack Maggs1997Buy ↗
08True History of the Kelly Gang2000Buy ↗
09My Life as a Fake2003Buy ↗
10Theft2006Buy ↗
11His Illegal Self2008Buy ↗
12Parrot and Olivier in America2009Buy ↗
13The Chemistry of Tears2012Buy ↗
14Amnesia2014Buy ↗
15A Long Way From Home2017Buy ↗
Publication Order of Collections3 books · 1974–1995
01The Fat Man In History / Exotic Pleasures1974Buy ↗
02War Crimes1979Buy ↗
03Collected Stories1995Buy ↗

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