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Richard Flanagan's 'Gould's Book of Fish'
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Books That Made Us

Richard Flanagan's'Gould's Book of Fish' is a surreal odyssey about a convictimprisoned on...

Richard Flanagan's
'Gould's Book of Fish' is a surreal odyssey about a convict
imprisoned on Sarah Island who's forced by
the prison's commandant to paint a book of fish
as punishment

Full Transcript

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Richard Flanagan's 'Gould's Book of Fish'
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is a surreal odyssey about a convict imprisoned on Sarah Island
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who's forced by the prison's commandant
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to paint a book of fish as punishment.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:31
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary

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An inspiring documentary series, presented by Claudia Karvan, that takes us on a journey to celebrate our love of books, meet our great storytellers and explore our Australian identity.
S01 • E03 I surrender to the power of the words, - Books That Made Us 00:14
I surrender to the power of the words,
S01 • E01 I'd heard about it but not seen it until now. - Books That Made Us 00:05
I'd heard about it but not seen it until now.
S01 • E02 To paint a book of fish "I am William Buelow Gould, - Books That Made Us 00:39
To paint a book of fish "I am William Buelow Gould,
S01 • E01 "Dear sir, I wish to acquaint you - Books That Made Us 00:09
"Dear sir, I wish to acquaint you
S01 • E03 So I see this as a testament to the power of women - Books That Made Us 00:05
So I see this as a testament to the power of women
S01 • E03 And the power of female friendship. - Books That Made Us 00:05
And the power of female friendship.
S01 • E01 "I do not wish to give the order full force without giving timely warning, - Books That Made Us 00:12
"I do not wish to give the order full force without giv...
S01 • E03 Strong women standing up to the abuse of men - Books That Made Us 00:08
Strong women standing up to the abuse of men
S01 • E01 "and my orders must be obeyed. - Books That Made Us 00:04
"and my orders must be obeyed.
S01 • E03 Is nothing new More than four decades ago, - Books That Made Us 00:14
Is nothing new More than four decades ago,
S01 • E01 "It is foolishness to disobey an outlaw, - Books That Made Us 00:12
"It is foolishness to disobey an outlaw,
S01 • E02 And that's actually what spurred the idea - Books That Made Us 00:06
And that's actually what spurred the idea
S01 • E01 This is riveting. Everyone should read this letter. - Books That Made Us 00:04
This is riveting. Everyone should read this letter.
S01 • E03 I think the most shocking thing about 'Puberty Blues' - Books That Made Us 00:08
I think the most shocking thing about 'Puberty Blues�...
S01 • E01 He's mythologising himself. He refers to himself in the third person. - Books That Made Us 00:05
He's mythologising himself. He refers to himself in the...
S01 • E02 He could see faces in these pictures. - Books That Made Us 00:04
He could see faces in these pictures.
S01 • E01 And he said if any man was to kill Ned Kelly, it would be this man. - Books That Made Us 00:05
And he said if any man was to kill Ned Kelly, it would be th...
S01 • E03 You go, "Oh, wow!" - Books That Made Us 00:26
You go, "Oh, wow!"
S01 • E01 There's so much anger at the Queen of England and the police. - Books That Made Us 00:06
There's so much anger at the Queen of England and the p...
S01 • E01 There's so much anger at And the description of the police - - Books That Made Us 00:07
There's so much anger at And the description of the pol...