Biography
Richard Flanagan is an Australian writer. Born in Longford, Tasmania, in 1961, he studied at the University of Tasmania and was a Rhodes Scholar at Worcester College, Oxford.
His novels include The Narrow Road to the Deep North (2013), which won the Man Booker Prize. He wrote the screenplay for the film Australia (2008), directed by Baz Luhrmann. An adaptation of his novel as a television series is scheduled for 2025.
Flanagan has also directed films and written non-fiction. He is the brother of journalist Martin Flanagan.
