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Illywhacker is a dazzling comic narrative, from the lips of the 109-year-old Herbert Badgery, the 'illywhacker' or confidence trickster of the title.Illywhacker is a dazzling comic narrative, from the lips of the 109-year-old Herbert Badgery, the 'illywhacker' or confidence trickster of the title. Overflowing with magic, jokes and inventions, peopled with aviators, car salesmen, Chinamen and impressarios, Peter Carey's novel is a contemporary classic.
Product Details
- ISBN 9780571275595
- Categories Anthologies, Fiction, General Fiction, Short Stories and Poetry
- Author(s) Faber & Faber
- Publisher Peter Carey
- Pages 576
- Format Paperback
- Dimensions12.8cm x 3.6cm x 19.8cm
- Weight 0.45 kg
