Looking beyond the frame

Richard Flanagan’s new novel draws on the historical figure Mathinna and addresses the extermination of Tasmania’s Aboriginal population. But while it draws on history, Wanting is a work of imagination, the author tells Lachlan Jobbins.

Richard Flanagan’s new novel draws on the historical figure Mathinna and addresses the extermination of Tasmania’s Aboriginal population. But while it draws on history, Wanting is a work of imagination, the author tells Lachlan Jobbins.