The Tax Inspector

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The Tax Inspector is a darkly comic novel by Australian author Peter Carey that explores corruption, family dysfunction, and moral decay in a struggling car dealership visited by a relentless tax auditor.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
novel ⓘ
author Peter Carey ⓘ
centralBusiness Catchprice Motors ⓘ
centralBusinessType used car dealership ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Australia ⓘ
exploresTopic economic decline ⓘ
intergenerational trauma ⓘ
social hypocrisy ⓘ
tax investigation ⓘ
violence within families ⓘ
featuresFamily Catchprice family ⓘ
followsWorkByAuthor Oscar and Lucinda ⓘ
genre dark comedy ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ
hasAdaptationStatus not widely adapted to film ⓘ
hasCharacter Benny Catchprice ⓘ
Cathy Catchprice ⓘ
Granny Catchprice ⓘ
Jack Catchprice ⓘ
linked to: Benny Catchprice
hasCriticalReception mixed to positive reviews ⓘ
hasISBN 9780702222620 ⓘ
hasPageCount 288 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryAwardShortlist Miles Franklin Award ⓘ
mainTheme abuse of power ⓘ
bureaucracy ⓘ
capitalism ⓘ
corruption ⓘ
family dysfunction ⓘ
moral decay ⓘ
narrativeStyle third-person narration ⓘ
notableFor critique of Australian suburban life ⓘ
grotesque and comic characterization ⓘ
unflinching depiction of family violence ⓘ
partOfAuthorCareerPhase Peter Carey's middle period ⓘ
precedesWorkByAuthor The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith ⓘ
protagonist Maria Takis ⓘ
protagonistOccupation tax inspector ⓘ
publicationYear 1991 ⓘ
publisher Faber and Faber ⓘ
University of Queensland Press ⓘ
settingCountry Australia ⓘ
settingLocation Sydney ⓘ
tone darkly comic ⓘ
satirical ⓘ

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