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Also Known As	Peter Philip Carey
Born	May 7, 1943 (age 83) • Bacchus Marsh • Australia
Awards And Honors	Booker Prize (2001) • Booker Prize (1988)
Notable Works	“A Long Way from Home” • “Amnesia” • “Bliss” • “His Illegal Self” • “Illywhacker” • “Jack Maggs” • “My Life as a Fake” • “Oscar and Lucinda” • “Parrot and Olivier in America” • “The Chemistry of Tears” • “The Fat Man in History” • “The Tax Inspector” • “The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith” • “Theft: A Love Story” • “True History of the Kelly Gang” • “War Crimes”

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