Sydney, Australia: Random House Australia, 2006. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Complete number line from 1 to 10; signed by Peter Carey on the title page with no inscription; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy in collectible condition..

Synopsis

Ferocious and funny, penetrating and exuberant, Theft is two-time Booker Prize-winner Peter Carey's master class on the things people will do for art, for love . . . and for money."I don't know if my story is grand enough to be a tragedy, although a lot of shitty stuff did happen. It is certainly a love story but that did not begin until midway through the shitty stuff, by which time I had not only lost my eight-year-old son, but also my house and studio in Sydney where I had once been famous as a painter could expect in his own backyard. . ."So begins Peter Carey's highly charged and lewdly funny new novel. Told by the twin voices of the artist, Butcher Bones, and his "damaged two-hundred-and-twenty-pound brother" Hugh, it recounts their adventures and troubles after Butcher's plummeting prices and spiralling drink problem force them to retreat to New South Wales. Here the formerly famous artist is reduced to being a caretaker for his biggest collector, as well as nurse to his erratic brother. Then the mysterious Marlene turns up in Manolo Blahniks one stormy night. Claiming that the brothers' friend and neighbour owns an original Jacques Liebovitz, she soon sets in motion a chain of events that could be the making or ruin of them all.Displaying Carey's extraordinary flare for language, Theft is a love poem of a very different kind. Ranging from the rural wilds of Australia to Manhattan via Tokyo -- and exploring themes of art, fraud, responsibility and redemption -- this great novel will make you laugh out loud.From the Hardcover edition.

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

Details

Bookseller: Hourglass Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004711
Title: Theft : A Love Story
Author: Carey, Peter
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 1740512561
ISBN 13: 9781740512565
Publisher: Random House Australia
Place of Publication: Sydney, Australia
Date Published: 2006
Keywords: International Fiction

Terms of Sale

Hourglass Books

30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.

About the Seller

Hourglass Books

This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Biblio member since 2018

Vancouver, British Columbia

Ask Seller a Question

About Hourglass Books

I list a wide range of materials from both modern firsts to antiquarian books.

Glossary
Frequently asked questions

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Number Line: A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...