He is one of only five writers to have won the Booker Prize twice—the others being J. G. Farrell, J. M. Coetzee, Hilary Mantel and Margaret Atwood.Man Booker official site: J. G. Farrell ; Hilary Mantel ; J. M. Coetzee: . Carey won his first Booker Prize in 1988, for Oscar and Lucinda, and won his second Booker Prize in 2001, for True History of the Kelly Gang.John Ezard, "Carey wins Booker for Second Time". The Guardian, 18 October 2001. Retrieved 30 March 2012. In May 2008, he was nominated for the Best of the Booker Prize."The Best of the Booker Shortlist Announced" , Man Booker Prize Media Release, 12 May 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
He is one of only five writers to have won the Booker Prize twice—the others being. J. G. Farrell, J. M. Coetzee, Hilary Mantel and Margaret Atwood.Man Booker official site: J. G. Farrell ; Hilary Mantel ; J. M Coetzee: . Carey won his first Booker Prize in 1988, for Oscar and Lucinda, and won his second Booker Prize in 2001, for True History of the Kelly Gang.John Ezard, "Carey wins Booker for Second Time". The Guardian, 18 October 2001. Retrieved 30 March 2012. In May 2008, he was nominated for the Best of the Booker Prize."The Best of the Booker Shortlist Announced" , Man Booker Prize Media Release, 12 May 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2012.