Parrot and Olivier in America - Softcover

"Carey has twice won the Man Booker Prize and by all rights should be nominated for a third for "Parrot and Olivier in America," a novel as big and bold as the country itself. This work showcases Carey at his finest, bringing together all his considerable strengths and obsessions . . . Carey [is] a sheer magician with language . . . He delivers a riot of unexpected plot twists and pleasures . . . An utter tour de force . . . Columbus might have discovered America, but with this new novel, Carey gives us the thrill of discovering his adopted home--our adopted home--all over again."--"Miami Herald""Another feat of acrobatic ventriloquism, joining Carey's masterpieces, "Jack Maggs "and "True History of the Kelly Gang ." . . Carey's most marvelous invention is Tocqueville's traveling companion, Parrot . . . It's a brilliant alteration of history and a source of rich comedy . . . Outrageous and witty." --Ron Charles, "Washington Post"" """Parrot and Olivier "is amusing and wise and graceful to a degree that we almost don't deserve."--Laura Miller, "Salon" "Peter Carey re-imagines Alexis de Tocqueville's American journey with a verve that is nothing short of captivating. "Parrot and Olivier "is a rollicking debate about America and its opportunities, its society and class distinctions. Carey's characters and landscapes breathe, resulting in a work that one hates to see come to an end . . . It is one timely work of historical fiction."--"Denver Post" "Carey is as various, often as brilliant, and always as irreverent as they come . . . Mischievous but with a serious underlay.""--"Richard Eder, "Boston Globe"" ""Carey braids his story carefully, lovingly. It has all his telltale favorite elements--lawlessness, revolution, hope for the future, men driven by passion. At its heart, "Parrot and Olivier "is a western; the simplest story in history, sculpted down to a twinkle in a philosopher's eye: Man's search for free