Author · born 1943
Peter Carey
Peter Carey is an Australian novelist (born 1943). Born in Bacchus Marsh.
Our catalogue lists 1 book by Peter Carey, mostly sci-fi romance, historical romance and historical fiction. The most-read is The Chemistry of Tears (2012).
Books by Peter Carey
The Chemistry of Tears
Peter Carey
Awards
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 1986 — Best Novel, Illywhacker (nominee)
Biography
Peter Philip Carey (born 7 May 1943) is an Australian novelist. Carey won his first Booker Prize in 1988, for *Oscar and Lucinda,* and won his second Booker Prize in 2001, for *True History of the Kelly Gang.* He has also won the Miles Franklin Award three times. In addition to writing fiction, he collaborated on the screenplay of the film Until the End of the World with Wim Wenders and was, for nineteen years, executive director of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at Hunter College, part of the City University of New York.