Parrot & Olivier in American by Peter Carey

Carey, a two time winner of the Booker Prize, presents an interesting look at American culture through the eyes of a character modeled after Alexis de Tocqueville. The relationship between the aristocrat named Olivier and the penniless Parrot provides a look at the French Revolution from different points of view. Peter Carey is a brilliant writer and his work is irresistible to me.