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The Tax Inspector
by Peter Carey
Carey's powerful 1991 novel dissects the troubled Catchprice family, which includes Frieda, the dotty matriarch; her daughter Cathy who wants to be a country singer; Mort, who, trapped in the web of the family, can never leave home; and young Johnny, whose only commitment is to Hare Krishna. When Maria, from the Australian Taxation Office, comes to audit the books of the family used-car business, Carey's complex tale culminates in the birth of a baby and the unleashing of Mort's disturbed son Benny, the "Angel of Plagues."
Editions of The Tax Inspector
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Vintage Books |
Date 1993 |
Price $1.00 |
 Used - Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Book |
Publisher University of Queensland Press |
Date 1991 |
Price AUD $5.50 |
* Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Random House Inc |
Date 1992 |
Price $1.00 |
Very Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Book |
Publisher Faber and Faber |
Date 1991 |
Price £3.06 |
Very Good |
Publisher NotesA combustibly funny, harrowing and utterly original novel from the internationally acclaimed, Booker Prize-winning author of Oscar and Lucinda. Granny Catchprice runs her family business--and her family--with senility, cunning, and a handbag full of explosives. But a very pregnant agent of the Australian Taxation Office turns the family upside down in this darkly comic masterpiece. Review this book! |
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