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Death of a River Guide

Richard Flanagan author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:26th May '16

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2014 Man Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan's debut novel takes us on a swirling journey into Tasmania's past and our river guide's own violent ancestral secrets

FROM THE WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2014

Trapped within a waterfall on the wild Franklin River, Tasmanian river guide, Aljaz Cosini, lies drowning. As the tourists he has been guiding down the river seek to save him, Aljaz is beset by visions horrible and fabulous.

FROM THE BESTSELLING BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR

Trapped within a waterfall on the wild Franklin River, Tasmanian river guide, Aljaz Cosini, lies drowning. As the tourists he has been guiding down the river seek to save him, Aljaz is beset by visions horrible and fabulous. As the rapids rise, Aljaz relives not just his own life but also his country’s dreaming.

'Haunting' New York Times

'Stunning' Sunday Times

'A torrent of a book – take the plunge'
Independent

Haunting * New York Times *
Stunning * Sunday Times *
A torrent of a book – take the plunge * Independent *
This novel of spiritual desolation and redemption gathers such an awesome, tragic momentum that the fantastical aspects seem as crucial to the story as do the raging rivers, sheer gorges and imposing rainforests * Washington Post *
Death of a River Guide is possessed of both a fierce, seething energy and a limpid, unexpected tranquillity * Irish Times *
One of the most auspicious debuts in Australian writing * Times Literary Supplement *
A vivid, voluptuous, exhilarating writer * Sunday Telegraph *

ISBN: 9781784702908

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 20mm

Weight: 238g

336 pages