True History of the Kelly Gang

True History of the Kelly Gang is a 2000 novel by Australian writer Peter Carey, loosely based on the life of Ned Kelly and his gang. Written as a fictional memoir as if by Kelly, the novel draws on the style of the bushranger's Jerilderie Letter and reimagines the events of his life in colonial Australia. It was first published in Australia by the University of Queensland Press.

The work is a piece of historical fiction that explores themes of identity, myth-making, and the tension between personal narrative and recorded history. The novel was widely acclaimed and won several awards, including the 2001 Booker Prize and the Commonwealth Writers Prize. It was later adapted into a 2020 film of the same name.