Edition:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780571249749
Published:
07.05.2009
No of pages:
368
Bliss
Peter Carey
The first novel by Peter Carey, published originally in 1981.
For thirty-nine years Harry Joy has been the quintessential good guy. But one morning Harry has a heart attack in his front garden, and for nine minutes he becomes a dead guy. Although he is resuscitated, he will never be the same. Bliss is an astonishing, darkly funny novel which explores how death can be a necessary prelude to life.
Tags
Categorised as:
Fiction
Sub-categories:
General Fiction
Places:
Australia
Genres & Themes:
Outsiders;
Eccentrics;
Faber Firsts
Awards & Prizes:
Miles Franklin Award - Winner
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