His Illegal Self

Zusatztext

Seven-year-old Che was abandoned by his radical Havard-student parents during the upheaval of the 1960s, and since then has been raised in isolated privilege by his New York grandmother. He yearns to see or hear news of his famous outlaw parents, but his grandmother refuses to tell him anything. When a woman named Dial comes to collect Che, it seems his wish has come true: his mother has come back for him. But soon, they too are on the run, and Che is thrown into a world where nothing is what it seems.

Autorenportrait

Peter Carey received the Booker Prize for Oscar and Lucinda and again for True History of the Kelly Gang. His novel, Parrot and Olivier in America, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2010. His other honours include the Commonwealth Prize and the Miles Franklin Award. Born in Australia, he has lived in New York for twenty years. www.petercareybooks.com Greta Scacchi was born in Milan, Italy in 1960 and has since lived and worked in Australia, the US, and Britain. She now lives outside Brighton with her two children. Scacchi's extensive film career includes starring roles in such films as Heat and Dust (1983), White Mischief (1987), Presumed Innocent (1990), The Player (1993) and Country Life (1994). In 1996 she won an Emmy Award for her work in the television film Rasputin, a role which also earned her a Golden Globe nomination.

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