9780571166329
The Tax Inspector
Carey, Peter
ISBN 13: 9780571166329
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Set in a garage in the Outback of Australia, this is the dark tale of one heavily pregnant tax inspector's impact on an extremely memorable family.
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Book Description: Faber and Faber, United Kingdom, 1992. Paperback. Book Condition: New. New edition. 21 x 125 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. The day Benny Catchprice was fired from the spare-parts department of Catchprice Motors by his aunt Cathy, was also the day that tax inspector Maria Takis arrived to begin her overdue audit of the family business. From the author of "Oscar and Lucinda" which won the 1988 Booker Prize. Bookseller Inventory # AB99780571166329 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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Book Description: Faber and Faber 5 Aug 2004, London, 2004. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Review\nAn aunty sacks a nephew. First he wants revenge, and then he wants to be an angel. A strange close-knit family starts to fall apart along with its business while a pregnant auditor is uncovering the dirt. The dark and surreal novel from this Booker Prize winning Australian author does for middle-Australia what director David Lynch has done for middle-America. His writing is brilliant, depicting the atmosphere of a room with just the casual but evocative description of its smell. (Kirkus UK)\n\nFrom acclaimed Australian novelist Carey (Oscar and Lucinda, 1988; Illywhacker, 1985, etc.), a brilliantly realized, dark comedic story of a dysfunctional but ingenuous family. Most of the Catchprice family, including charismatic matriarch Frieda, live on the premises of their failing GM dealership in the Sydney suburbs. Frieda, who since girlhood has carried sticks of gelignite in her handbag, regrets that she never established the flower farm of her dreams, yet she acknowledges her responsibility for founding what became a succession of family enterprises. Daughter Cathy and son-in-law Howie have their hearts set on careers in country music, but Frieda won't let them or son Mort, who has his own dreams, leave. Only son Jack, a prosperous developer, and grandson Johnny, a Hare Krishna follower, have escaped. The Catchprices, though, are also a family of contradictions: "big ones for kissing and cuddling, but you could not predict them. You could not rely on them for anything important." And then there are the family skeletons, never fully acknowledged until the literally explosive climax. When young Benny, Mort's abused and troubled son, decides to transform his life and become an "Angel of Plagues," catharsis is inevitable. But the actual catalyst is provided by pregnant and unmarried Maria, the tax collector who comes to audit the books. The past is revealed; irrevocable decisions are made; and Benny, in love with Maria, creates his own bizarre scenario. Only the birth of Maria's baby amidst the resultant mayhem offers some hope. Powerful writing, and the Catchprices are all memorable, but the subtext of a wider corruption as insidious as that which maims this family seems more a reflection of fashionable angst than the reality of a country like Australia. Still, very good. (Kirkus Reviews) \n\nProduct Description\nThe day Benny Catchprice was fired from the spare-parts department of Catchprice Motors by his aunt Cathy, was also the day that tax inspector Maria Takis arrived to begin her overdue audit of the family business. From the author of "Oscar and Lucinda" which won the 1988 Booker Prize. Bookseller Inventory # 6c6b9add0f8accf4d0edf0e559f818ab Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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Book Description: 1992. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 198mm x 126mm x 192mm. 288 pages. 0.230. Bookseller Inventory # 9780571166329 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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Book Description: Faber and Faber, 1992. paperback. Book Condition: New. *** NEW COPY *** TITLE SHIPPED FROM UK *** Binding paperback The day Benny Catchprice was fired from the spare-parts department of Catchprice Motors by his aunt Cathy, was also the day that tax inspector Maria Takis arrived to begin her overdue audit of the family business. From the author of Oscar and. Bookseller Inventory # 0571166326 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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