Richard Flanagan

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January 01, 1961 in Longford, Tasmania, Australia

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Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction, Outdoors & Nature

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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 Station,...more

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Books by Richard Flanagan

Average rating: 3.54 · 2,375 ratings · 493 reviews · 14 distinct works

	Gould's Book of Fish: A Novel in Twelve Fish 3.70 avg rating — 947 ratings — published 2001 — 24 editions	My rating:
	The Sound of One Hand Clapping 3.64 avg rating — 398 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Unknown Terrorist: A Novel 2.97 avg rating — 439 ratings — published 2006 — 22 editions	My rating:
	Wanting 3.37 avg rating — 331 ratings — published 2009 — 19 editions	My rating:
	Death Of A River Guide 3.91 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 1994 — 6 editions	My rating:
	And What Do You Do Mr. Gable? 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Het boek van Gould: een roman in 12 vissen by Richard Flanagan, A. Blommesteijn (Translator), S. Brinkman (Translator) 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	My rating:
	Plosk ene dlani 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	La Donna Sbagliata by Richard Flanagan, Mario Maffi (Translator) 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Mathinna by Richard Flanagan, Peter Knecht (Übersetzer) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:

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“Writing is not lying, nor is it theft. It is a journey and search for transparency between one’s words and one’s soul.”
― Richard Flanagan

tags: soul , writing

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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

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“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

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