My secret skill is baking bread. My mother was a farmer's daughter and still made bread every day when I was a child. She would have me knead the dough when I got home from school. Richard Flanagan bakebreadchild Change image and share on social
Under Howard, federal government support for black Australia slowly dried up. Services were slashed, native title restricted. Richard Flanagan australiablackdry Change image and share on social
I grew up in a world that was clannish - old Tasmanian-Irish families with big extended families. Richard Flanagan bigclannishextend Change image and share on social
I come from a tiny mining town in the rainforest in an island at the end of the world. My grandparents were illiterate. Richard Flanagan endgrandparentilliterate Change image and share on social
When I was younger, I was full of smart things to say about all my books. Richard Flanagan bookfullsmart Change image and share on social
The past is there, but life is circular. I have a strong sense of the circularity of time. Richard Flanagan circularcircularitylife Change image and share on social
Through the 1990s, the fracturing of Tasmanian Aboriginal politics was given impetus by the ongoing corruption of a number of black organisations started under federal government programmes, with large amounts of public money being lost. Richard Flanagan 1990saboriginalamount share on social
An unskilled middle-aged man can work in the mines, and it pays well. Richard Flanagan agemanmiddle Change image and share on social
In Tasmania, an island the size of Ireland whose primeval forests astonished 19th-century Europeans, an incomprehensible ecological tragedy is being played out. Richard Flanagan 19thastonishcentury Change image and share on social
As a novelist, you have to be free. Books can't be an act of filial duty. Richard Flanagan actbookduty Change image and share on social
