Tuesday, April 29, 2008

2008 Book Lover's Page-a-Day Calendar (Workman Publishing) 3/26/8: My Life as a Fake

My Life As A Fake, by Peter Carey (Vintage, 2005)
The calendar page says "Peter Carey, acclaimed author of Oscar and Lucinda, has concocted a dazzling story that has been compared to the illusions of M. C. Escher and Nobokov's Pale Fire. Using a true story of an Australian literary hoax as its starting point and deftly weaving in and out of timelines and plotlines, Carey's ingenious, sparkling, and masterful touch never falters." It quotes the Chicago Tribune: "A wholly absorbing, bizarrely madcap comedy and a telling commentary on the sometimes baffling sources of art. . . . The book is anything but fake. It's truth, beauty and comedy wrapped in one surprising package." I'm a sucker for anything madcap. Rating 10/10.
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