Richard Flanagan: on unexpected tenderness and grateful wonder

Booker Prize winning author Richard Flanagan talks to Cheryl Akle about the unexpected tenderness he's discovered this year, the renewed attention to the beauty of the world, and the spirit of hope and grateful wonder. All things also expressed in his latest novel, The Living Sea of Waking Dreams.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More from Stories Behind the Story with Better Reading

  1. 30:40Stories Behind the Story: Geoffrey Robertson on The Trial of Vladimir PutinMay 06, 2024
  2. 31:38Stories Behind the Story: Diane Armstrong on what makes historical fiction personalApr 29, 2024
  3. 37:14Stories Behind the Story: Bradley Trevor Greive on how we find our way back from tragedyApr 26, 2024
  4. 30:47BE Better: Tim Duggan on how to Work BackwardsApr 25, 2024
  5. 29:53Stories Behind the Story: Sarah Bailey on how she reconnected with her love of writingApr 22, 2024
  6. 29:36Stories Behind the Story: Jackie French on hearing what wombats have to sayApr 14, 2024
  7. 23:57BE Better: Simone Callahan on Growing with GraceApr 11, 2024
  8. 28:28Stories Behind the Story: Vikki Wakefield on the craft of writing across genresApr 08, 2024
  9. 30:32BE Better: Gyan Yankovich on Just FriendsApr 04, 2024
  10. 30:54Stories Behind the Story: James Norbury on Big Panda and Tiny Dragon being an audiobookMar 31, 2024