Parrot and Olivier in America

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Parrot and Olivier in America is a novel by Australian writer Peter Carey. It was on the shortlist of six books for the 2010 Man Booker Prize. It was also a finalist for the 2010 National Book Award.
The book is an improvisation on the life of Alexis de Tocqueville.
An extract was published as: Carey, Peter. "Parrot". Granta: 245–284.