Amnesia (Carey novel)

For the 1994 novel by Douglas Anthony Cooper, see Amnesia (Cooper novel).

Amnesia

Author	Peter Carey
Language	English
Genre	Literary
Publisher	Faber & Faber
Publication date	14 October 2014
Publication place	Australia
Media type	Print ([[card wrappers - paperback[1]]])First hardcover was the UK edition.
Pages	384 pp
ISBN	9781926428604
Preceded by	The Chemistry of Tears

Amnesia is a 2014 novel by Australian author Peter Carey.

Plot summary

The novel follows the story of journalist Felix Moore who is writing an investigative piece about Gaby Baillieux, a young Australian computer hacker. Baillieux has written a computer virus which is originally intended to open the doors of Australian prison cells, but which also finds its way to the US.

The novel makes connections between various incidents in Australia's past (the 1942 Battle of Brisbane and the 1975 sacking of the Whitlam government) to build a picture of conspiracy and political interference.

Reviews

• Andrew Motion in The Guardian[2]
• Ron Charles in The Washington Post[3]

Awards

• 2015 shortlisted for the Indie Awards - Fiction
• 2013 longlisted for the ALS Gold Medal
• 2014 shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year

References

1. isbn is for paperback edition
2. "Amnesia by Peter Carey review – turbo-charged, hyperenergetic" by Andrew Motion, The Guardian, 30 October 2014
3. "Book review: ‘Amnesia,’ Peter Carey’s novel about cybercrime" by Ron Charles, The Washington Post