Review done for March 1998     The Fat Man in History    This months selection is a book of short stories by acclaimed australian writer Peter Carey author of such gems as Jack Mags the accompanying novel to Charles Dickens piece "Great Expectations" and the award winner Oscar and Lucinda, which is soon to hit the movie screens starring Ralph Fiennes.  This book is an utter delight of the infamous "what ifs" . What if society suddenly turned into a marxist type institution and to be fat was considered a moral sin ? What if aliens made it possible to change ones looks through a lottery , you gamble and you might become devastatingly beautiful or unbelievably ugly. What type of people would choose to become ugly ? What kind of person would a mime that could mime "terror" be ? How far would people go if they found a bird that by its stroke would give utter joy . What would it be like if things started to disappear because no one loves them ? These and many more are all part of "The Fat Man in History" experience. After the first story , I must say , I was hooked and could not put down the book until I was finish. I was compelled from the start . Peter Carey's didactic  form of writing leaves one breathless and amused to the highest levels of the literary senses.
 
  This months Recommendation by Yoni Sapir   Why Not ?    

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