Gould's Book of Fish
Book description
Winner of the Commonwealth Prize
New York Times Book ReviewNotable Fiction 2002
Entertainment WeeklyBest Fiction of 2002
Los Angeles Times Book ReviewBest of the Best 2002
Washington Post Book WorldRaves 2002
Chicago TribuneFavorite Books of 2002
Christian Science MonitorBest Books 2002
Publishers WeeklyBest Books of 2002
The Cleveland Plain DealerYear’s…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Gould's Book of Fish as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
An island off Tasmania, a convict prison, a convict artist and writer--a fantastical dream which in the end is in ruins and the artist becomes a fish. Or, it is a story that opens another line into the grotesque inhumanity in the time of Australian colonisation. This is a true story. In the end we realise we don't know the truth, and at the same time know more about violence than we ever wanted to know.