What is Peter Carey (novelist)?
[[File:Peter Carey at the 7th International Indonesia Forum (19 August 2014).jpg|thumb|Peter Carey (2014)]] '''Peter Carey''' (born 1943) is an [[Australian]] [[novelist]] who has won many awards including two [[Booker Prize]]s.<ref name=bp>{{cite web |url= http://www.themanbookerprize.com/prize/authors/1 |title=The Man Booker Prize |first= |last=|work=themanbookerprize.com |year=2011 |accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref> He first won the Booker Prize in 1988 for his book, ''Oscar and Lucinda''. He won again in 2001 for his book ''The True History of the Kelly Gang''.<ref name=ezard>{{cite news |url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2001/oct/18/books.bookerprize2001 |title=Carey wins Booker for second time |first=John |last=Ezard |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=18 October 2001 |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group|GMG]] |location=[[London, England|London]] |issn=0261-3077 |oclc=60623878 |accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref> Only one other author has won this award twice.<ref name=ezard/> ''Oscar and Lucinda'' was made into a [[movie]] starring [[Ralph Fiennes]].<ref name=bp/> ''The True History of the Kelly Gang'' is the story of Australian [[bushranger]], [[Ned Kelly]], written in the style of Ned's famous Jerilderie Letter. ==Novels== Carey his written nine novels:<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/authors/careyp/careyp.html |title=Australian Authors - Peter Carey |first= |last= |work=middlemiss.org |year=2007 |accessdate=20 October 2011}}</ref> * ''Bliss'' (1981) * ''Illywhacker'' (1985) * ''Oscar and Lucinda'' (1988) * ''The Tax Inspector'' (1991) * ''The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith'' (1994) * ''Jack Maggs'' (1997) * ''The True History of the Kelly Gang'' (2000) * ''My Life as a Fake'' (2003) * ''Theft: A Love Story'' (2006) ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Carey, Peter}} [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Writers from Victoria (Australia)]] [[Category:Booker Prize winners]]