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Book Review
May. 25th, 2007 05:54 pmTrue History of the Kelly Gang
by Peter Carey
This novel is a fictional autobiography of Ned Kelly, famous Australian outlaw of the 1870s. Carey makes him a sympathetic character without whitewashing his life and actions, giving both the man and his story all the complexity and contradiction that reality often has. You never forget that Ned Kelly was a real person rather than a character in a book. Best of all, Carey makes Ned Kelly's voice engaging and often riveting.
by Peter Carey
This novel is a fictional autobiography of Ned Kelly, famous Australian outlaw of the 1870s. Carey makes him a sympathetic character without whitewashing his life and actions, giving both the man and his story all the complexity and contradiction that reality often has. You never forget that Ned Kelly was a real person rather than a character in a book. Best of all, Carey makes Ned Kelly's voice engaging and often riveting.
