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The Rise of Australian Fiction including Richard Flanagan, Tim Winton and Thomas Keneally

Mariella Frostrup and her guests discuss the rise of Australian fiction. Richard Flanagan, author of the cult novel Gould's Book of Fish, talks about his latest book, Wanting.

Mariella Frostrup celebrates fiction from Down Under, in conversation with some of Australia's best-known writers.

Richard Flanagan, the author of the cult bestseller Gould's Book of Fish, explains how the sometimes painful history of his native Tasmania became the subject of his latest novel Wanting.

Tim Winton, whose books include Dirt Music and Breath, describes the Western Australian landscape that has inspired most of his work.

And Thomas Keneally, the Booker-winning author of Schindler's Ark, joins the Aboriginal writer Alexis Wright to discuss a major new anthology of Australian literature with the collection's editor, Nicholas Jose.

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30 minutes

Chapters

  • THE LITERATURE OF AUSTRALIA

    Booker-winning author Thomas Keneally joins the Aboriginal writer Alexis Wright to discuss a new anthology of Australian literature with the collection's editor, Nicholas Jose.

    Duration: 12:43

  • RICHARD FLANAGAN

    Richard Flanagan, author of the bestseller Gould's Book of Fish, talks about his latest novel Wanting.

    Duration: 07:23

  • TIM WINTON

    Tim Winton, whose books include Dirt Music and Breath, describes the Western Australian landscape that has inspired most of his work.

    Duration: 06:44

Broadcasts

  • Sun 27 Sep 2009 16:00
  • Thu 1 Oct 2009 16:00

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