A novel in twelve fish by richard flanagan set in van dieman land tasmania in the first half of the 19th century, gould s book of fish is richard flanagans venture into the dark and dank world of the australian penal system. Gould s book of fish richard flanagan 404pp, atlantic books. Whats memorableeven extraordinaryabout this book are flanagans aphoristic talent, his imagination and his. I had begun with the comforting conclusion that books are the tongue of divine wisdom, and had ended only with the thin hunch that all books are grand follies. Goulds book of fish and millions of other books are available for instant access. Full text of international medical annual and practitioner s index see other formats. Discovery of the book of fish fake furniture and faith healingthe congamr hung and moby dickvictor hugo and goda snowstormon why history and stories have nothing in commonthe book disappearsdeath of great aunt maisiemy seductiona male seahorse gives birththe fall i. Richard flanagans latest novel, goulds book of fish, tells old stories in unlikely places.
Full text of international medical annual and practitioners. Full text of international medical annual and practitioners index see other formats. Once upon a time that was called 1828, before all the living. Gould s book of fish is a fictionalised account of the convict william buelow gould s life both at macquarie harbour and elsewhere during his life in van diemens land. The compelling strangeness of this place and time is robust enough to power any conventional historical novel. Goulds book of fish is a novel about fish the way mobydick is a novel about whales, or ulysses is a novel about the events of a single day. My wonder upon discovering the book of fish remains with me yet.
Gould s book of fish is a modern postmodern parahistorical novel. In gould s book of fish, fellow tasmanian richard flanagan has imagined a lost memoir written in the margins of the sketchbook, divided into fish headlined sections. A novel in twelve fish 2001, about a 19th century convict living in tasmania, was awarded the 2002 commonwealth writers. A novel in twelve fish is a 2001 novel by tasmanian author richard flanagan.