In the early nineteenth century, forger and thief William Buelow Gould lands in prison in Australia, where the prison doctor utilizes his painting talents to create an illustrated taxonomy of the country's exotic sea creatures.
A Novel in Twelve Fish
CD-Audio
Publication Date: 02/04/2012
- ISBN:
- 9781743107447
- 9781743107447
- Category:
- Historical fiction
- Format:
- CD-Audio
- Publication Date:
- 02-04-2012
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Bolinda Audio
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Dimensions (mm):
- 133x159x25mm
- Weight:
- 0.25kg
Richard Flanagan
Richard Flanagan was born in Longford, Tasmania, in 1961. He is descended from Irish convicts transported to Van Diemen’s Land in the 1840s. His father is a survivor of the Burma Death Railway. One of his three brothers is Australian Rules football journalist Martin Flanagan. He grew up in the remote mining town of Rosebery on Tasmania’s western coast.
His novels, Death Of A River Guide, The Sound Of One Hand Clapping, Gould’s Book Of Fish, The Unknown Terrorist, Wanting and The Narrow Road to the Deep North 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?
His latest book The Narrow Road to the Deep North won the 2014 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.
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