Description:
Gould's Book of Fish from author Richard Flanagan, is the
story of nineteenth-century Australia, a world of convicts and colonists,
thieves and catamites. The novel is based on the life of William Gould,
a felon who is sentenced to life imprisonment in Tasmania for forgery
and theft. The author's fascination with the colorful, violent history
of his native land and the resilience of the people who live on its
barren soil is evident in a book whose bizarre characters are as ragged
and dangerous as the terrain itself.
Our
panel:
Tacy Traverso
Jan Koenen
Robin Holabird
Lesley Bandy
Links
for this book:
The
San Francisco Chronicle
Christian
Science Monitor
Star
Tribune
Also
by this author:
Death of a River Guide; Grove/Atlantic, Inc.; May 2001
The Sound of One Hand Clapping; Grove/Atlantic, Inc.; March 2000
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