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Parrot and Olivier in America is a novel by Australian writer Peter Carey. It was on the shortlist of six books for the 2010 Man Booker Prize. It was also a finalist for the 2010 National Book Award.The book, according to its publisher, is "an Read More..

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Description	Parrot and Olivier in America is a novel by Australian writer Peter Carey. It was on the shortlist of six books for the 2010 Man Booker Prize. It was also a finalist for the 2010 National Book Award.The book, according to its publisher, is "an improvisation on the life of Alexis de Tocqueville", and focuses on Tocqueville's trips to the United States. The novel mimic's this life with the fictional character, Olivier de Garmont, to the life of Tocqueville, to help the reader explore Tocqueville's life. The titular "Parrot" is Garmont's secretary, which New York Times reviewer Thomas Mallon describes as "Dickensian" character, and a guardian of Garmont as they explore the American environment.While Carey was developing the novel, an extract was published as:
Description	Parrot and Olivier in America is a novel by Australian writer Peter Carey. It was on the shortlist of six books for the 2010 Man Booker Prize. It was also a finalist for the 2010 National Book Award.The book, according to its publisher, is "an improvisation on the life of Alexis de Tocqueville", and focuses on Tocqueville's trips to the United States. The novel mimic's this life with the fictional character, Olivier de Garmont, to the life of Tocqueville, to help the reader explore Tocqueville's life. The titular "Parrot" is Garmont's secretary, which New York Times reviewer Thomas Mallon describes as "Dickensian" character, and a guardian of Garmont as they explore the American environment.While Carey was developing the novel, an extract was published as:

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Name	Parrot and Olivier in America
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Authors	Peter Carey
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Language	English
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Country	Australia
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Pages	464 pp
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Media_type	Print (Hardback)
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Isbn	978-1-926428-14-7
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Oclc	426034998
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Publisher	Hamish Hamilton (Australia)Knopf/Doubleday (US)Faber & Faber (UK)
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Pub_date	2009 (Australia)2010 (US & UK)
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Release_date	2009 (Australia)2010 (US & UK)
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