Illywhacker
By: Peter Carey.
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 1985
Place of publication: London; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 600
Subjects: Impostors and imposture -- Fiction.; Rogues and vagabonds -- Fiction.; Older men -- Fiction.; Australia -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: The history of twentieth-century Australia is seen through the exploits and adventures of conman Herbert Badgery, as the 139-year-old "illywhacker" recalls his diverse careers as an aviator, car salesman, seducer, patriarch, and snake catcher.