Books like His Illegal Self by Peter Carey
Che Selkirk grows up under the guarded care of his New York grandmother, the daughter of Harvard student activists from the late sixties. With his biological parents never returning, Che lives in isolation, dreaming of their return. When a new woman arrives and takes him to Queensland’s jungles, he is thrust into an unexpected adventure that forces him to examine the nature of his family, his real mother, and the possibility of a biological father. Through this journey, the novel explores themes of belonging, heritage, and the formative influence of parents on a young boy’s sense of self.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Peter Carey
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