Parrot and Olivier in America

As the narrative shifts between the perspectives of Parrot and Olivier, and their picaresque travels together and apart - in love and politics, prisons and the world of art - Peter Carey explores the adventure of American democracy, in theory and in practice, with dazzling wit and inventiveness.

Pe masura ce naratiunea se schimba intre perspectivele lui Parrot si Olivier, iar picarescul lor calatoreste impreuna si separat - in dragoste si politica, inchisori si lumea artei - Peter Carey exploreaza aventura democratiei americane, in teorie si in practica, cu un spirit orbitor. si inventivitate.