Oscar and Lucinda by Peter Carey
"Oscar and Lucinda" is a novel that tells the story of two unconventional individuals, Oscar and Lucinda, who meet on a ship going to Australia in the mid-19th century. Oscar, a young English clergyman, and Lucinda, a teenage Australian heiress, bond over their shared love of gambling. Their mutual obsession leads to a high-stakes wager that will have lasting consequences for both of them. The novel explores themes of love, faith, and obsession against the backdrop of Victorian-era England and Australia.
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This book is on the following lists:
- 80th on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)
- 92nd on The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer)
- 116th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 (The Modern Library (Book))
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- Man Booker Prize (Man Booker Prize)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)