Richard Flanagan
Richard Flanagan was born in Longford, Tasmania, in 1961. His novels, Death Of A River Guide, The Sound Of One Hand Clapping, Gould's Book Of Fish, The Unknown Terrorist, and Wanting have received numerous honours and are published in twenty-six countries. He directed a feature film version of The Sound Of One Hand Clapping. A collection of his essays is published as And What Do You Do, Mr Gable?.
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Robert Dessaix, author of AS I WAS SAYING, has been a writer, translator, broadcaster and occasional essayist. Now as a full time writer, he chats to us about his latest book and what he's working on next.
The first grown-up book that I read of my own accord and loved was E.L. Doctorow’s Ragtime. I was about thirteen and my school librarian, Mrs Perratai, recommended it to me. I remember she also gave me John le Carre’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – which I didn’t enjoy. Thirty or more years on and I can still vividly remember Ragtime. It’s the book that really got...
Videos
- How Are The Lives Of Charles Dickens And Mathinna Connected? - Richard Flanagan Talks About His New
- What Would You Consider To Be The Themes Of Wanting?: Richard Flanagan
- Who Are The Main Characters In Wanting? - Richard Flanagan
- Wanting by Richard Flanagan Book Trailer
- What Led You To Write Wanting? - Richard Flanagan Talks About His New Book Wanting
Books by Richard Flanagan
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The Narrow Road To The Deep North
by Richard FlanaganPublished: 23/09/2013
A novel of the cruelty of war, and tenuousness of life and the impossibility of love.
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Out of a Wild Sea
by Richard FlanaganPublished: 01/03/2013
This essay is taken from Richard Flanagan's acclaimed collection of nonfiction pieces, And What Do You Do, Mr Gable?, published in Vintage.
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Out of a Wild Sea (Storycuts)
by Richard FlanaganPublished: 12/03/2012
This essay is taken from Richard Flanagan's acclaimed collection of nonfiction pieces, And What Do You Do, Mr Gable?, published in Vintage.
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Death Of A River Guide
by Richard FlanaganPublished: 01/02/2012
Now available as a new Vintage edition, Death of a River Guide, Richard Flanagan’s debut novel, is widely regarded as a classic in Australian literature.
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Gould's Book Of Fish
by Richard FlanaganPublished: 01/02/2012
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.
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The Sound Of One Hand Clapping
by Richard FlanaganPublished: 01/02/2012
One of the most-loved and biggest-selling literary novels in Australian history.
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The Unknown Terrorist
by Richard FlanaganPublished: 01/02/2012
What would you do if you turned on the television and saw you were the most wanted terrorist in the country?
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Wanting
by Richard FlanaganPublished: 01/02/2012
The bestselling, universally lauded novel of desire and its denial from acclaimed writer Richard Flanagan.
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And What Do You Do, Mr Gable?
by Richard FlanaganPublished: 01/09/2011
The collected short pieces of nonfiction from one of Australia’s best novelists.
