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Book SynopsisRichard Flanagan was born in Tasmania in 1961. 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 42 countries. He won the Man Booker Prize for
The Narrow Road to the Deep North in 2014.
Trade ReviewSome years, very good books win the Man Booker Prize but this year a masterpiece has won it * A.C. Grayling, Chair of Judges, Man Booker Prize 2014 *
a virtuoso performance… every time I pick up the book, I feel – and I mean it – sparks of fire, from some imaginary battlefield. It is that vivid. -- Chigozie Obioma * Metro *
Well worth a read. -- Graeme Demianyk * Huffington Post *
Profoundly moving. * Reading Matters *
The writing is exquisite. -- Jenni Murray * Daily Mail *
The quality of the writing is extraordinary and the emotions it provoked in me have never left -- Helen Edmundson * Week *
