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11 14 y separately published work icon 30 Days in Sydney : A Wildly Distorted Account Peter Carey , ( trans. Yōko Miyamoto with title Shidonii meisō kikō )with title シドニー迷走紀行 ) Tokyo : D. H. C. , 2005 Z895300 2001 single work autobiography travel 'After living abroad to years, novelist Peter Carey returns home to Sydney and attempts to capture its character with the help of his old friends, drawing the reader into a wild and wonderful journey of discovery and rediscovery as bracing as the southerly buster that sometimes batters Sydney's shores. Famous sights such as Bondi Beach, the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and the Blue Mountains all take on a strange new intensity when exposed to the penetrating gaze of the author and his friends.' - back cover (2008).
3 4 y separately published work icon Starry Nights Judith Clarke , ( trans. Makiko Kakinuma with title 星降る夜に ) Tokyo : D. H. C. , 2004 Z933642 2001 single work novel young adult thriller mystery fantasy Jess was happy when they lived by the bay, but something is wrong with their new house. Since they moved, Vida is wild and furious and believes in all kinds of strange magic. Clem hasn't even unpacked, and their mum is lying sick and silent in the room upstairs. And Jess can feel someone following her, invisible legs quietly keeping step... Starry Nights is a mystery about a family caught in a twilight zone. (Source: Trove)
6 21 y separately published work icon Lambs of God Marele Day , ( trans. Yōko Tanaka with title 神の子羊 ) Tokyo : D. H. C. , 2002 Z536635 1997 single work novel

'Three eccentric, secluded nuns live on a remote island, forgotten by time and the Church—until a priest unwittingly happens upon them. Father Ignatius is as surprised to see the nuns as they are to see a flesh-and-blood man, and what follows is the strange, moving, and often hilarious story of their struggle—a struggle of wills, and of faith.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Riverhead Books).
15 110 y separately published work icon Jack Maggs Peter Carey , ( trans. Yōko Miyagi with title Jakku magguzu )with title ジャック・マッグズ ) Tokyo : D. H. C. , 2000 Z205857 1997 single work novel (taught in 8 units) The year is 1837 and a stranger is prowling London. He is Jack Maggs, an illegal returnee from the prison island of Australia. He has the demeanor of a savage and the skills of a hardened criminal, and he is risking his life on seeking vengeance and reconciliation.
Influenced by Charles Dickens's Great Expectations.
27 169 y separately published work icon Oscar and Lucinda Peter Carey , ( trans. Yōko Miyagi with title オスカーとルシンダ ) Tokyo : D. H. C. , 1999 Z359704 1988 single work novel (taught in 7 units)

'Oscar Hopkins is an Oxford seminarian with a passion for gambling. Lucinda Leplastrier is a Sydney heiress with a fascination for glass. The year is 1864. When they meet on the boat to Australia their lives will be forever changed ...'

(Source: Publisher's website)
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