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Issue Details:
First known date:
2006...
vol.
18
no.
2
2006
of
The Commonwealth Review
est. 1989
The Commonwealth Review
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* Contents derived from the 2006 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Peter Carey's Novels : Critique or Ironic Celebration of Consumer Society,
single work
criticism
(p. 169-182)'This paper investigates the ways in which Peter Carey manifests the corrupt attractiveness of contemporary consumer societies. ... His novels are satires on the comprehensive dreams and visions of twentieth-century corporate capitalism. In Carey's writing we deal with the notion of cultural imperialism. ... Carey's fiction can be considered a critique and at the same time an ironic celebration of consumer hysteria.' (169-170)
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Transgressing the Genre Coherence in Bliss, Illywhacker, and Oscar and Lucinda,
single work
criticism
(p. 183-196)'This paper investigates Carey's art of narration and the ways in which he juggles the roles of savage satirist, fantastic surrealist and great entertainer in a uniquely impressive manner ...' (183-184).
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[Review] The Anthology Of Colonial Australian Crime Fiction,
single work
review
— Review of The Anthology of Colonial Australian Gothic Fiction 2007 anthology short story extract ; (p. 197-199)
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