Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar and Lucinda is a novel by Peter Carey, which won the 1988 Booker Prize.

Related Topics:
Novel - Peter Carey - 1988 - Booker Prize

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

It tells the story of Oscar Hopkins, an English Anglican priest, and Lucinda Leplastrier, a young Australian heiress who buys a glass factory. They meet on the boat over to Australia, and discover that they both like to gamble. Lucinda bets Oscar that he cannot transport a glass church into the outback in one piece. This bet changes both their lives forever.

Related Topics:
Anglican - Priest - Australia - Church

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The novel partly takes its inspiration from Father and Son, the autobiography of the English poet Edmund Gosse, which describes his relationship with his father, Philip Henry Gosse.

Related Topics:
Edmund Gosse - Philip Henry Gosse

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

A film was made from the book in 1997, directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett and Tom Wilkinson.

Related Topics:
1997 - Gillian Armstrong - Ralph Fiennes - Cate Blanchett - Tom Wilkinson

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~