Death of a River Guide

Author: Richard Flanagan

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 26 May 2016 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 336 pages
199 x 129 x 23mm | 244g

FROM THE BESTSELLING BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHORTrapped within a waterfall on the wild Franklin River, Tasmanian river guide, Aljaz Cosini, lies drowning. As the tourists he has been guiding down the river seek to save him, Aljaz is beset by visions horrible and fabulous. As the rapids rise, Aljaz relives not just his own life but also his country’s dreaming.

'Haunting' New York Times'Stunning' Sunday Times'A torrent of a book – take the plunge' Independent