‘Peter Carey is one of the great story-tellers of our time, the kind who make you take the telephone off the hook, forget the television and ignore the doorbell.’
—London Evening Standard
“Carey’s imagination is fired with genius, while his relentless intellect is terrifyingly cannabalistic. The Fat Man in History is by far the most exciting book I have read this year.’
—Robert Adamson, The Australian
‘Reading his stories is like being shot by a firing squad of angels.’
—Jill Neville, Sydney Morning Herald
‘Impressive and entertaining. Each story ends on a melancholy but powerful note, like the sudden discharge of electrical energy which illuminates all that it touches.’
—Peter Ackroyd, Sunday Times
‘His imagination is soaring, his style beautifully disciplined, his eye for the truth unblinking.’
—Geoffrey Dutton, The Bulletin
‘A commanding writer with a laser eye for detail and luxuriant narrative gifts.’
—Wall Street Journal