Oscar and Lucinda is a novel by Peter Carey, which won the 1988 Booker Prize. DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... Peter Carey (born February 7, 1943) is an Australian novelist. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, also known as the Man Booker Prize, or simply the Man Booker, is one of the worlds most important literary prizes, and awarded each year for the best original novel written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland in...

It tells the story of Oscar Hopkins, an English Anglican priest, and Lucinda Leplastrier, a young Australian heiress who buys a glass factory. They meet on the boat over to Australia, and discover that they both like to gamble. Lucinda bets Oscar that he cannot transport a glass church into the outback in one piece. This bet changes both their lives forever. The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Roman Catholic priest LCDR Allen R. Kuss (USN) aboard USS Enterprise A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ... A church building is a building used in Christian worship. ...

The novel partly takes its inspiration from Father and Son, the autobiography of the English poet Edmund Gosse, which describes his relationship with his father, Philip Henry Gosse. Edmund William Gosse (September 21, 1849 - May 16, 1928) was an English poet, author and critic, the son of Philip Henry Gosse. ... Philip Henry Gosse (April 6, 1810 - August 23, 1888) was an English naturalist and science popularizer, now best known for his attempt to reconcile biblical literalism with uniformitarianism. ...

A film was made from the book in 1997, directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett and Tom Wilkinson. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gillian Armstrong (born December 18, 1950 in Melbourne, Australia) is a film director. ... Ralph Fiennes in Spider Ralph Nathaniel Fiennes (pronounced Raif Nathaniel Fines, born December 22, 1962) is a British actor. ... Cate Blanchett Cate Blanchett (born May 14, 1969) is an Australian actress. ... Tom Wilkinson - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...