Gould's Book Of Fish A Novel In 12 Fish by Richard Flanagan
SKU: B-000726

Gould's Book Of Fish A Novel In 12 Fish

Author: Richard Flanagan
Special Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated, First Edition, Hardcover
Condition: In good condition. The dust jacket has scuffing/wear. Clean and tidy pages.

Australiana Historical Fiction General Fiction

Secondhand copy — please check photos and condition notes.
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Richard Flanagan’s Booker-shortlisted novel Gould’s Book of Fish spins a dazzling tale of convict artist William Gould, his forged fish paintings, and the brutal penal colony of 1820s Tasmania. Each of the twelve chapters is named for an illustrated fish, blending dark humour, historical fiction, and metafictional tricks into a genre-defying Australian classic.

This first-edition hardcover from Pan Macmillan Australia (2001) arrives with its original illustrated dust jacket and the vivid colour plates that mirror Gould’s own counterfeit fish. Pages are clean and tight; the jacket shows light shelf scuffing but no tears, making it a sturdy reading copy and an attractive shelf piece.

Collectors of Antipodean fiction, art-and-culture lovers, and anyone who enjoys animal-themed historical novels will prize this copy. A perfect gift for adults or young adults ready to dive beneath the surface of Australia’s colonial past.