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In this fascinating history of two turbulent centuries in an apparently idyllic place, Shakespeare effortlessly weaves the history of this unique island with a kaleidoscope of stories featuring a cast of unlikely characters from Errol Flynn to the King of Iceland, a village full of Chatwins and, inevitably, a family of Shakespeares. But what makes this more than a personal quest is Shakespeare''s discovery that, despite the nineteen century purges, the Tasmanian Aborigines were not, as previously believed, entirely wiped out.

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The narrative is part Peter Carey, part Gothic novel, with plenty of drunkeness, torture,villainy and cannibalism to be aghast at. A fine travel book too * Evening Standard *
A fabulous read * Vogue *
An excellent portrait of aunique island * Sunday Telegraph *
Superb * Guardian *
Shakespeare excels at providing psychological insights. An intimate and revealing work only a truly gifted writer could have produced * Independent *

In Tasmania Adventures at the End of the World

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      Publisher: Vintage Publishing
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/3/2005 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780099466086, 978-0099466086
      ISBN10: 0099466082

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this fascinating history of two turbulent centuries in an apparently idyllic place, Shakespeare effortlessly weaves the history of this unique island with a kaleidoscope of stories featuring a cast of unlikely characters from Errol Flynn to the King of Iceland, a village full of Chatwins and, inevitably, a family of Shakespeares. But what makes this more than a personal quest is Shakespeare''s discovery that, despite the nineteen century purges, the Tasmanian Aborigines were not, as previously believed, entirely wiped out.

      Trade Review
      The narrative is part Peter Carey, part Gothic novel, with plenty of drunkeness, torture,villainy and cannibalism to be aghast at. A fine travel book too * Evening Standard *
      A fabulous read * Vogue *
      An excellent portrait of aunique island * Sunday Telegraph *
      Superb * Guardian *
      Shakespeare excels at providing psychological insights. An intimate and revealing work only a truly gifted writer could have produced * Independent *

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