Gould's Book of Fish

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Gould's Book of Fish is a 2001 novel by Richard Flanagan, based on the history of the Macquarie Harbour Penal Station on the West Coast of Tasmania. It is also of importance in the understanding of the context of Convicts on the West Coast of Tasmania through the life of William Buelow Gould, convict.

On the original hardback edition of 2001 and the subsequent paperback reprints of 2002 and 2003 - the sea dragon painting by William Buelow Gould is the dominant image of the cover. The sea dragon also finds its way onto the cover of Richard Davey's Sarah Island Conspiracies - as well as the 'Tasmanian Historical Studies issue dedicated to Tasmanian Creativity and Innovation [1]

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Winner 2002 Commonwealth Writers Prize
Shortlisted 2002 Miles Franklin Award

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  1. ^ Tasmanian Historical Studies Volume 8 No. 2 (2003) - see also C.A. Cranston Rambling in Overdrive pp.28-39 - specially pp.37-39 where the Sea dragons - Weedy sea dragon, Leafy sea dragon and Flanagans book intersect

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