Oscar and Lucinda
by Peter Careyliterary work· published 1988
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A rebellious Anglican priest and a teenaged heiress who buys a glass factory in Australia pursue an unlikely romance.
Adaptations (1)
Oscar and Lucinda was adapted into a 1997 film.
Oscar and Lucinda1997 · film · 132 min · dir. Gillian Armstrong · IMDb ↗After a childhood of abuse by his evangelistic father, misfit Oscar Hopkins becomes an Anglican minister and develops a divine obsession with gambling. Lucinda Leplastrier is a rich Australian heiress shopping in London for materials for her newly acquired glass factory back home. Deciding to travel to Australia as a missionary, Oscar meets Lucinda aboard ship, and a mutual obsession blossoms. They make a wager that will alter each of their destinies.
