Oscar and Lucinda

Peter Carey (born May 7, 1943) is an Australian novelist renowned for his surreal and richly imaginative works, including the Booker Prize-winning novels Oscar and Lucinda (1988) and True History of the Kelly Gang (2001), as well as Bliss (1981) and Illywhacker (1985). One of only five writers to win the Booker Prize twice, he has also secured three Miles Franklin Awards and numerous other honors, such as Officer of the Order of Australia.Peter Carey (novelist) Wikipedia), Encyclopaedia