Download or read book Illywhacker written by Peter Carey and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comic narrative from the lips of the 139-year-old Herbert Badgery, a con-man and the 'illywhacker' or confidence trickster of the title. This novel is peopled with aviators, car salesmen, Chinamen and impresarios.