Amnesia, by Peter Carey

In Peter Carey’s new novel, “Amnesia", the subtext of press freedom is woven through a plot about hacking, love, eco-terrorism, politics and journalism.

by M. Bijman

August 2, 2017

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In Peter Carey’s new novel, Amnesia, the subtext of press freedom is woven through a plot about hacking, love, eco-terrorism, politics and journalism. And sometimes, it seems to be less of a sub-plot and more of a raison d’être. The novel, published in Oct. 2014 by Penguin, Australia and in the US by Knopf in Jan. 2015, is set in today’s Australia and deals with current issues, but is actually a history of the less salubrious moments in Australian government going back to the early 1900s. Carey has issues with the current Liberal Party right-wing government, with their stance on climate change, and a definite bee in his bonnet about freedom of expression and the Australian press. (Continue reading…)

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