Order of Peter Carey Books
Peter Carey is an Australian author of literary fiction novels. Peter was educated at the local state school until he was 11 and then became a boarder at Geelong Grammar School – a school attended by Rupert Murdoch and Prince Charles. In 1961, he studied science for a single unsuccessful year at Monash University. During a long career in advertising, he worked for a small business that only required him to work two afternoons per week, and he could write as much as he wanted. Peter later moved to New York, where he taught at several institutions.
Peter Carey made his debut as an author in 1974 with the collection The Fat Man in History. Below is a list of Peter Carey’s books in order of when they were first released:
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Bliss | (1981) |    |
| Illywhacker | (1985) | |
| Oscar and Lucinda | (1988) | |
| The Tax Inspector | (1991) | |
| The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith | (1994) | |
| The Big Bazoohley | (1995) | |
| Jack Maggs | (1997) | |
| True History of the Kelly Gang | (2000) | |
| My Life as a Fake | (2003) | |
| Theft | (2006) | |
| His Illegal Self | (2008) | |
| Parrot and Olivier in America | (2009) | |
| The Chemistry of Tears | (2012) | |
| Amnesia | (2014) | |
| A Long Way From Home | (2017) | |
Publication Order of Collections
| The Fat Man In History / Exotic Pleasures | (1974) | |
| War Crimes | (1979) | |
| Collected Stories | (1995) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| 30 Days in Sydney | (2001) | |
| Wrong About Japan | (2004) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| What Are You Looking At? | (2003) | |
| 110 Stories | (2004) | |
| The Best Australian Science Fiction | (2005) | |
| Rotten English: A Literary Anthology | (2007) | |
| Writers: Their Lives and Works | (2018) | |
If You Like Peter Carey Books, You’ll Love…
Peter Carey Synopses: Bliss by Peter Carey tells the story of a man who, recovering from death, is convinced that he is in hell. For the first time in his life, Harry Joy sees the world as it really is, and takes up a notebook to explore and notate the true nature of the Underworld.
The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith is a standalone title by Peter Carey. Tristan Smith becomes the object of the world’s byzantine political intrigues, even as he attains stardom in a bizarre Sirkus that is part passion play and part Mortal Kombat.
The Big Bazoohley by Peter Carey is a standalone novel. With only $50 to their name, Sam and his family arrive in Toronto to sell his mother’s latest painting. Sam is locked out of his hotel room, then kidnapped, and soon finds himself entered for a perfect child competition, for which the prize is an enormous cheque.