The number of those identifying as Aborigine in Tasmania rapidly rose in the late 20th century. Richard Flanagan 20thaboriginecentury Change image and share on social
Through my youth, there was imposed on us a culture relentlessly English. English books were all you could buy; English television filled our screens, and in consequence, England seemed to matter in a way that our world didn't. Richard Flanagan bookbuyconsequence share on social
I had long wanted to write a love story, and I had long - wisely, I felt - shirked the challenge because I felt it the hardest story of all to write. Richard Flanagan challengefelthard Change image and share on social
My father was a Japanese prisoner of war, a survivor of the Thai-Burma Death Railway, built by a quarter of a million slave labourers in 1943. Between 100,000 and 200,000 died. Richard Flanagan 000buildburma Change image and share on social
We like love - we love love - but perhaps its only meaning lies in its ubiquitous meaninglessness. We apprehend it, we feel it, and we think we know it, yet we cannot say what we mean by it. Richard Flanagan apprehendfeellie Change image and share on social
The only accusation of Gillian Triggs with the ring of truth is that she has lost the confidence of the government - but then, so too has Tony Abbott. Richard Flanagan abbottaccusationconfidence Change image and share on social
For much of the latter part of the 20th century, Australia seemed to be opening up to something large and good. It believed itself a generous country, the land of the 'fair go.' Richard Flanagan 20thaustraliabelieve Change image and share on social
In Australia, the Man Booker is sometimes seen as something of a chicken raffle. Richard Flanagan australiabookerchicken Change image and share on social
Unlike some mainland black groups, Tasmanian Aborigines now have no traditional tribal culture left. It was taken from them with great violence and great rapidity. Richard Flanagan aborigineblackculture Change image and share on social
I grew up very strongly with this sense of time being circular: that it constantly returned upon itself. Richard Flanagan circularconstantlygrow Change image and share on social
