{"product_id":"illywhacker","title":"Illywhacker","description":"Author: Carey, Peter\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781760896539\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin\u003cbr\u003eYear First Published: 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 832\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 66mm\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription\u003cbr\u003ePeter Carey's brilliant, hilarious, Booker Prize-shortlisted \u003ci\u003eIllywhacker\u003c\/i\u003e is the novel that brought him to international intention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHerbert Badgery is vagabond and charlatan, aviator and car salesman, seducer and patriarch. He might very well be the embodiment of Australia's national character, especially in its fondness for tall stories and questionable history. As this charming scoundrel traverses the continent and a century's worth of outlandish encounters - not least with a genteel dowager fending off madness with an electric belt, and a ravishing young girl with a dangerous fondness for rooftop trysts - one truth emerges. Herbert Badgery may in fact be the king of all con men.","brand":"Ships in 4 to 7 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41699372368030,"sku":"UBD-9781760896539","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/products\/9781760896539.jpg?v=1653300075","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/illywhacker","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}