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Richard Flanagan
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Richard Flanagan
About this listen
By way of H. G. Wells and Rebecca West's affair through 1930s nuclear physics to Flanagan's father working as a slave labourer near Hiroshima when the atom bomb is dropped, this genre-defying daisy chain of events reaches fission when Flanagan as a young man finds himself trapped in a rapid on a wild river not knowing if he is to live or to die.
At once a love song to his island home and to his parents, this hypnotic melding of dream, history, literature, place and memory is about how reality is never made by realists and how our lives so often arise out of the stories of others and the stories we invent about ourselves.
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- Susan Langston
- 21-11-2023
An Extraordinary book
Not a chronological memoir but a tapestry of memories some crystal clear and others dreamlike. He has had an unusual life and I’m grateful he has the ability to share it the way he has.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-11-2023
Stunning
Another masterpiece from one of Australia’s best authors and storytellers. Highly recommended. A must read.
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- Stan
- 15-11-2023
Well worth my reread
It’s three weeks since publication and I’ve read it twice. Too quickly the first time. The second, with the benefit of hindsight, so rich and thoughtful.
The audio production is a little scratchy, even to the extent of leaving in an editorial comment by the narrator. But it felt like I was in Flanagan’s study with him reading to me.
Historical, memoir, love letter, time, genocide. It packs a lot in, and there is space for the reader to ponder.
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- Anthony Zwi
- 21-12-2023
A meditation on life and memory
Beautifully written and read by Richard Flanagan. Part memoir, part reflection on life and memory, part rumination on indigeneity, colonialism and racism. Thought provoking exploration of the use of the atom bomb against Japan in World War II and the nature of war itself. Ranging widely and deeply this was a pleasure to listen to…
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- Anonymous User
- 11-07-2024
Interesting literary nonfiction
This book is lyrical and philosophical, Flanagan writing from a place of curiosity and compassion. Through family and personal experience he muses on questions of how an atrocity as vast and hideous as Hiroshima could occur.
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- Vicki Grima
- 23-11-2023
A rich tapestry … I plan to reread it soon xx
I love the way Richard weaves his stories together, in the same way that our lives consist of real life and memories, stories from the past and the stories we are creating.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-11-2023
Brilliant
Best Flanagan yet. I love the way the story threads all coalesce into a life.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-12-2023
Superb
A must read. A truly great work. It is made well by Richard’s voice, the sound of authenticity. Hearing his very real feelings come to life through the reading of his writing gave me a sense connection to my own authentic Australian story.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-12-2023
Complicated truth made clear and somehow comforting
The heartwarming, heartbreaking truth about being just human - endlessly trying, often failing, to be kind.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-05-2024
What an incredible book !
It’s Richard Flanagan’s meticulous research, his rendition of it in his own particular context, his (incredibly brave) personal honesty, exceptional narration and thought-provoking reflection that makes this book the masterpiece it is. Quite breathtaking.
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