While Carey was developing the novel, an extract was published as: Carey, Peter (Autumn 2009). The titular "Parrot" is Garmont's secretary, which New York Times reviewer Thomas Mallon describes as "Dickensian" character, and a guardian of Garmont as they explore the American environment. The novel mimic's this life with the fictional character, Olivier de Garmont, to the life of Tocqueville, to help the reader explore Tocqueville's life.
The book, according to its publisher, is "an improvisation on the life of Alexis de Tocqueville", and focuses on Tocqueville's trips to the United States. It was also a finalist for the 2010 National Book Award. It was on the shortlist of six books for the 2010 Man Booker Prize. Parrot and Olivier in America is a novel by Australian writer Peter Carey.
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