Richard Flanagan
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male
place of birth
Tasmania, Australia
genre
Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction, Outdoors & Nature
about this author
Richard Flanagan (born 1961) is an author, historian and film director from Tasmania, Australia. He was president of the Tasmania University Union and a Rhodes Scholar. Each of his novels has attracted major praise. His first, Death of a River Guide (1994), was short-listed for the Miles Franklin Award, as were his next two, The Sound of One Hand Clapping (1997) and Gould's Book of Fish (2001). His earlier, non-fiction titles include books about the Gordon River, student issues, and the story of conman John Friedrich.
Two of his novels are set on the West Coast of Tasmania; where he lived in the township of Rosebery as a child. Death of a River Guide relates to the Franklin River, Gould's Book of Fish to the Macquarie Harbour Penal St...more
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Gould's Book of Fish by Richard Flanagan avg rating 3.81 — 305 ratings — published 1998 18 editions |
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The Unknown Terrorist: A Novel by Richard Flanagan avg rating 2.94 — 172 ratings — published 2006 11 editions |
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The Sound of One Hand Clapping by Richard Flanagan avg rating 3.58 — 92 ratings — published 1997 8 editions |
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Death of a River Guide by Richard Flanagan avg rating 4.00 — 48 ratings — published 1995 8 editions |
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Wanting by Richard Flanagan avg rating 3.21 — 38 ratings — published 2008 6 editions |
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Dispersés par le vent by Richard Flanagan, Delphine Chevalier , Jean-Louis Chevalier avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2004 |
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Texas Justice (The Kincaid Series) by Richard Flanagan avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2007 |
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The Triple K Ranch by Richard Flanagan avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2007 |
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The Abilene Trail by Richard Flanagan avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2003 |
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The hunting variety by Richard Flanagan avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1973 |
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"Is it easier for a man to live his life again as a fish, than to accept the wonder of being human? So alone, so frightened, so wanting for what we are afraid to give tongue to."
— Richard Flanagan
— Richard Flanagan
"Writing is not lying, nor is it theft. It is a journey and search for transparency between one’s words and one’s soul.
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— Richard Flanagan
"So there you have it: two things & I can't bring them together & they are wrenching me apart. These two feelings, this knowledge of a world so awful, this sense of a life so extraordinary - how am I to resolve them? "
— Richard Flanagan
— Richard Flanagan
