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My Life as a Fake

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Brazen literary hoax births unexpected reality.

Imagine crafting a fictional poet so vivid, he leaps off the page and into reality, challenging your very perception of truth and consequence. "My Life as a Fake" is just that—a masterful blend of meta-fiction and psychological intrigue. If you're captivated by the blurring lines between creator and creation and love a good literary scandal, Peter Carey's novel will ensnare you in its richly woven tale.

  • Kiriyama Prize Nominee for Fiction (2004)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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My Life as a Fake

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ISBN: 9780571216208
Authors: Peter Carey
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Date of Publication: 2004-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Asian Literature, Literature, Mystery
Goodreads rating: 3.39
(rated by 3558 readers)

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In Melbourne in the late 1940s, a young conservative poet named Christopher Chubb decides to teach his country a lesson about pretension and authenticity. But over the ensuing years, his audacious act of literary ventriloquism takes on a much darker resonance.
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Brazen literary hoax births unexpected reality.

Imagine crafting a fictional poet so vivid, he leaps off the page and into reality, challenging your very perception of truth and consequence. "My Life as a Fake" is just that—a masterful blend of meta-fiction and psychological intrigue. If you're captivated by the blurring lines between creator and creation and love a good literary scandal, Peter Carey's novel will ensnare you in its richly woven tale.

  • Kiriyama Prize Nominee for Fiction (2004)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.