The unusual life of Tristan Smith

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The unusual life of Tristan Smith
Sir Peter Carey
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The unusual life of Tristan Smith

a novel

1st Vintage International ed.
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A satire on Australia and its relationship to the U.S. The protagonist is actor Tristan Smith, a dwarf. He is a citizen of Effica, a small country whose theater is overshadowed by Voorstand, a big country with a culture that dominates the world. The novel follows him to Voorstand where his father became a famous actor by selling his soul. Tristan, too, achieves fame, but his career is cut short when the Voorstand authorities declare him a subversive.

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English
Pages
422

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The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith
August 5, 2004, Faber and Faber
Paperback - New Ed edition
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The unusual life of Tristan Smith: a novel
1996, Vintage International
in English - 1st Vintage International ed.
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The unusual life of Tristan Smith
1995, University of Queensland Press
in English
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The unusual life of Tristan Smith: a novel
1995, Knopf, Distributed by Random House
in English - 1st American ed.
Cover of: The unusual life of Tristan Smith
The unusual life of Tristan Smith
1995, Faber & Faber
in English
Cover of: The unusual life of Tristan Smith
The unusual life of Tristan Smith
1994, Faber and Faber
in English
Cover of: The unusual life of Tristan Smith
The unusual life of Tristan Smith
1994, University of Queensland Press
in English

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Fiction.

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Pagination
422 p. ;
Number of pages
422

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Open Library
OL16340795M
ISBN 10
0679760369
OCLC/WorldCat
34700917
Library Thing
49373
Goodreads
842317

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