{"product_id":"9780143795322","title":"Seize the Fire","description":"Author: Flanagan, Richard\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143795322\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Australia Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 29 Oct 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 96 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSeize the Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Flanagan argues that Australia is not a fixed entity, but a molten idea - a country with a future that is ours to shape and ours to dream anew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustralia is not a fixed entity, a collection of outdated bigotries and reactionary credos, but rather an invitation to dream, and this country-our country-belongs to its dreamers . . . if we are finally to once more go forward as a people it's time our dreamers were brought in from the cold.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRichard Flanagan's speeches have become unique literary events attended by sellout crowds, reported in national and international media, and a spur to widespread debate and discussion. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eGathered here are three of his recent speeches in which he interweaves topics as diverse as troubadour poetry, love stories and the murder of the refugee Reza Barati; his top ten Tasmanian novels and the Australian Pacific solution; and his much-celebrated National Press Club address where he questioned the militarisation of Australian memory and argued for the need for formal Indigenous recognition. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eComic, illuminating and deeply moving, this is writing speaking to the great questions of our time and our country.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48181138751646,"sku":"UBD-9780143795322","price":12.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143795322.jpg?v=1787398795","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143795322","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}