This book is dedicated to David Hicks and really captures the paranoia of Australia post nine-eleven. The day that the world changed, where there were massive security protocols put in place. It has a very Australian crime vibe to it and there is humour dispersed throughout it to lighten it up in a very Australian way. It is a very Kafkaesque, unafraid of delving into regions that may come across as controversial, or give up the role of mediator of a story and start unveiling a political bias. He also scatters great quotes throughout the book. Discover Flanagan if you are interested in a great Tasmanian novelist.
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Massive figures in Australian literature.
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