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Bliss

By Peter Carey

By Peter Carey

By Peter Carey

By Peter Carey

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Part of Vintage International

Part of Vintage International

Paperback $16.95

Jan 30, 1996 | ISBN 9780679767190

Ebook $9.99

Jul 06, 2011 | ISBN 9780307787224

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    About Bliss

    For thirty-nine years Harry Joy has been the quintessential good guy. But one morning Harry has a heart attack on his suburban front lawn, and, for the space of nine minutes, he becomes a dead guy. And although he is resuscitated, he will never be the same. For, as Peter Carey makes abundantly clear in this darkly funny novel, death is sometimes a necessary prelude to real life.
     
    Part The Wizard of Oz, part Dante’s Inferno, and part Australian Book of the Dead, Bliss is a triumph of uninhabited storytelling from a writer of extravagant gifts.

    About Bliss

    For thirty-nine years Harry Joy has been the quintessential good guy. But one morning Harry has a heart attack on his suburban front lawn, and, for the space of nine minutes, he becomes a dead guy. And although he is resuscitated, he will never be the same. For, as Peter Carey makes abundantly clear in this darkly funny novel, death is sometimes a necessary prelude to real life.
       Part The Wizard of Oz, part Dante’s Inferno, and part Australian Book of the Dead, Bliss is a triumph of uninhibited storytelling from a writer of extravagan gifts.

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    A Long Way from Home
    Amnesia
    The Chemistry of Tears
    Parrot and Olivier in America
    See all books by Peter Carey

    About Peter Carey

    Peter Carey is the author of thirteen previous novels and is a two-time winner of the Booker Prize. His other honors include the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Born in Australia, he has lived in New… More about Peter Carey

    About Peter Carey

    Peter Carey is the author of thirteen previous novels and is a two-time winner of the Booker Prize. His other honors include the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. Born in Australia, he has lived in New… More about Peter Carey

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction | Contemporary Fantasy

    Paperback | $16.95
    Published by Vintage
    Jan 30, 1996 | 304 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679767190

    Category: Literary Fiction | Contemporary Fantasy

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Vintage
    Jul 06, 2011 | 304 Pages | ISBN 9780307787224

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