num_pages: 384
description: In this fascinating history of two turbulent centuries in an apparently idyllic place, Shakespeare effortlessly weaves the history of this unique island with a kaleidoscope of stories featuring a cast of unlikely characters from Errol Flynn to the King of Iceland, a village full of Chatwins and, inevitably, a family of Shakespeares. But what makes this more than a personal quest is Shakespeare's discovery that, despite the nineteen century purges, the Tasmanian Aborigines were not, as previously believed, entirely wiped out.
language: English
title: In Tasmania: Adventures at the End of the World
titlecomplete: In Tasmania: Adventures at the End of the World
genres: Biography, History, Tasmania, British Literature, Historical, Nonfiction, Travel, 21st Century, Australia, Memoir
ratings_count: 321
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Tasmanian Premier's Literary Prizes
category: Tasmania Book Prize
publisher: Vintage