by Peter Carey · Dom Quixote · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789722037594
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«Oscar e Lucinda» is the historical and romantic novel by Peter Carey, published by Dom Quixote in paperback (520 pages, in Portuguese).
The plot follows Oscar Hopkins, an Anglican seminarian addicted to gambling, and Lucinda Leplastrier, a rich and eccentric young woman obsessed with glass. Their paths cross on a ship bound for Australia in 1865 and give rise to an intense and mysterious relationship, marked by gambling and glass.
Winner of the Booker Prize in 1988 and the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 1989; it was adapted into a movie in 1997 by Gillian Armstrong. Original title: «Oscar and Lucinda».
A read for those who enjoy historical fiction, romance and literary fiction set in Australia.
Peter Philip Carey is an Australian novelist who has lived in New York City for more than three decades.
