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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Peter Carey notableWork The Tax Inspector