Born in Tasmania in 1961, Richard Flanagan is one of Australia's leading writers. He received many awards for his novels: Death of a River Guide , The Sound of One Hand Clapping , Gould's Book of Fish , The Unknown Terrorist and Wanting , and his works have been translated into 26 languages. His father, who died the day Flanagan completed the Narrow Path to the Far North , was a survivor of the Death Railway.

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