The Fat Man in History

If, in some post-Marxist utopia, obesity were declared counterrevolutionary, how would a houseful of fat men strike back? If it were possible to win a new body by lottery, what kind of people would choose ugliness? If two gun-toting thugs decided to take over a business—and run it through sheer terror—how far would their methods take them? These are the questions that Peter Carey, author of *The Tax Inspector* and *Oscar and Lucinda,* brilliantly explores in this collection of stories. Exquisitely written and thoroughly envisioned, the tales in *The Fat Man in History* reach beyond their arresting premises to utter deep and often frightening truths about our brightest and darkest selves.

About Author	Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. See this thread for more information.Peter Carey was born in Australia in 1943. He was educated at the local sta
Author	Peter Carey
Book Series	Vintage International
Format	Ebook
ISBN	9780679743323
Language	English
Pages	174
Publication Date	01-03-1993
Publisher	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

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