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|author=Peter Carey
|title=Parrot and Olivier in America
|rating=Unreviewed4.5
|genre=Literary Fiction
|summary=Not yet reviewedSet against the 1830 July Revolution in France, a young, French aristocrat (based on the real-life Alexis de Tocqueville) is dispatched to the emerging USA together with a British servant. Carey's rich, lyrical prose explores the emergence of democracy, attitudes to art and the power of love as these two unlikely companions find their way in America with varying amounts of success.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571253296</amazonuk>
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