Archive for May 5, 2009
WANTING by Richard Flanagan
WANTING by Tasmanian author Richard Flanagan emphasizes, by its ambiguous title, two of the most contradictory characteristics of Queen Victoria’s reign—the “wanting,” or desire, to conquer other lands and bring “civilization” to them, and the “want,” or lack, of empathy and respect for the people and cultures which they deliberately destroy in the process. An unusual novel which shows the damaging effects of empire-building, on both the conquered and on the arrogant “conquerors.”
May 5, 2009
Tags: Tasmania, Victorian Posted in: 19th Century, Australia, Award Winning Author, Book Club Choice, Literary, Victorian period 
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