Flames

'A strange and joyous marvel' Richard Flanagan
'Delightful... Enchanting' Guardian
'Spectacular' Culturefly

A young man named Levi McAllister decides to build a coffin for his sister, Charlotte - who promptly runs for her life. A water rat swims upriver in quest of the cloud god. A fisherman named Karl hunts for tuna in partnership with a seal. And a father takes form from fire.

The answers to these riddles are to be found in this tale of grief and love and the bonds of family, tracing a journey across the southern island that takes us full circle.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE READINGS PRIZE FOR NEW AUSTRALIAN FICTION

About the author

Robbie Arnott

Summary

Like a weather-beaten A Visit from the Goon Squad, Robbie Arnott's mad, wild debut novel is rough-hewn from the Tasmanian landscape and imbued with the folkloric magic of the oldest fireside storytellers.

Foreword

Like a weather-beaten A Visit from the Goon Squad, Robbie Arnott's mad, wild debut novel is rough-hewn from the Tasmanian landscape and imbued with the folkloric magic of the oldest fireside storytellers.

Product details

• Authors: Robbie Arnott, Robbie (Author) Arnott
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9781786496294
• ISBN: 978-1-78649-629-4
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fantasy, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, FICTION / Magical Realism, FICTION / Visionary & Metaphysical, FICTION / Animals, FICTION / Absurdist, Magical Realism, Nature & existence of God, Fiction: general and literary, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Nature and existence of God and of the Divine