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'Most of Peter Carey’s fiction is highly political. His writings are explorations of key issues in Australian politics, ranging from cultural issues to the intricacies of foreign affairs. It is not least because of their strong political appeal that all of his novels can be read as postcolonial fictions. In interviews and in his actual political engagement, the author has made it very clear that he wants to use his position as one of the spokespersons of the liberal left to encourage a redefinition of accepted notions of Australianness, past and present.' (p 107)
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Epigraph: In Australia, where the past has been the subject of denial and memory loss, it’s essential, it seems to me, to go back to the past and try and untangle all the lies we’ve been told. –Peter Carey
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107-140
Dissecting the Lies of Terra Nullius : The Nightmare of Aboriginal History
Subjects:
- Illywhacker 1985 single work novel
- Oscar and Lucinda 1988 single work novel
- 30 Days in Sydney : A Wildly Distorted Account 2001 single work autobiography
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