Tale of master and servant is simply of a higher class
It takes more than 100 pages for the odd couple in Peter Carey’s new novel to sail for America, and it’s only when they leave that the story truly begins. Parrot and Olivier are radically different, equally engaging characters but, having introduced
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By Peter Carey
Faber, €14
It takes more than 100 pages for the odd couple in Peter Carey’s new novel to sail for America, and it’s only when they leave that the story truly begins. Parrot and Olivier are radically different, equally engaging characters but, having introduced them with typically infectious energy, Carey keeps them apart for too long.
It’s one of his few misjudgments ...
