num_pages: 336
description: Underneath a waterfall on a remote Tasmanian mountain river, river guide Aljaz Cosini is drowning, beset by visions of his own life and those of his family and ancestors, in stories that reconnect him to the history and soul of his country. By the author of The Sound of One Hand Clapping.
language: English
title: Death of a River Guide
titlecomplete: Death of a River Guide
genres: Literary Fiction, Literature, Fiction, Australia, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Magical Realism, Tasmania, Fantasy, Novels
ratings_count: 2481
places: Tasmania, Australia
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Miles Franklin Literary Award
publisher: Grove Pr