Flanagan, Richard
Wanting
- ISBN 13:
- 9781784702922
- author:
- Flanagan, Richard
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Vintage Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.7 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Richard Flanagan's "Wanting" tells the story of Mathinna, an Aboriginal girl from Van Diemen's Land, who is adopted by Sir John Franklin and his wife Lady Jane. As Franklin dies on an Arctic expedition, Lady Jane seeks to defend his reputation against rumours of cannibalism among his crew. A play staged by Charles Dickens in response to Lady Jane's plea takes the lead role, with Dickens himself playing Franklin as a symbol of reason's triumph. However, as the boundaries between civilisation and barbarity blur, Mathinna's life takes a tragic turn. Her story is one of the devastating consequences of the frontier between reason and desire. This powerful novel explores the complexities of human nature and the devastating effects of colonialism on indigenous communities.
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