True History of the Kelly Gang：A Novel

图书标准信息

• 作者 Peter Carey 著
• 出版社 Vintage
• 出版时间 2001-12
• ISBN 9780375724671
• 定价 119.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 384页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Vintage International

【内容简介】

“Ilostmyownfatherat12yr.ofageandknowwhatitistoberaisedonliesandsilencesmydeardaughteryouarepresentlytooyoungtounderstandawordIwritebutthishistoryisforyouandwillcontainnosingleliemayIburninHellifIspeakfalse.”

InTrueHistoryoftheKellyGang,thelegendaryNedKellyspeaksforhimself,scribblinghisnarrativeonerrantscrapsofpaperinsemiliteratebutmagicallydescriptiveproseashefleesfromthepolice.Tohispursuers,Kellyisnothingbutamonstrouscriminal,athiefandamurderer.Tohisownpeople,thelowlyclassofordinaryAustralians,thebushrangerisahero,defyingtheauthorityoftheEnglishtodirecttheirlives.Indenturedbyhisbootleggermothertoafamoushorsethief(whowasalsoherlover),Nedsawhisfirstprisoncellat15andbytheageof26hadbecomethemostwantedmaninthewildcolonyofVictoria,takingoverwholetownsanddefyingthelawuntilhewasfinallycapturedandhanged.Hereisaclassicoutlawtale,madealivebytheskillofagreatnovelist.
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【作者简介】

PeterCareylivesinNewYorkCity.