The national railway of Sarah Island : Richard Flanagan's Gould's Book of Fish

In the latter half of the nineteenth century the railway became an emblem of technological advancement, stood for the improvement and progression of European life, and became a recognizable symbol for the achievements of governments and citizens. The implementation and use of the railway became closely linked with notions of national identity and character. The railway became an identifiable artefact in official history but at the same time it became a part of everyday life. Richard Flanagan’s Gould’s Book of Fish retells the life-story of a fictionalized convict sent to Sarah Island and who paints fish, eventually he metamorphoses into one. It could be thought that a novel set in convict times would have little to do with notions of national identity, technological advancement, and railway travel. However, Richard Flanagan, in this very complex, almost surreal, novel, has used the construction of a fictional national railway as one of the ways to explore Australia's complex relationship with history and space. The novel tells of the plans of a history-loving Commandant and his desire to build a national railway on Sarah Island. This paper explores how Sarah Island becomes a metonym for Australia as a whole and Flanagan's novel takes on a metaphysical dimension as he reveals the struggles that emerge when official history collides with non-official versions. The fabulations of the novel contribute to an historical reconstruction of the spatial/architectural history of the Tasmanian colonial project.

Final de temporada : un intent d'explicar l'èxit de Johnny Flanagan. 'Final de temporada : un intento de explicar el éxito de Johnny Flanagan'.

Resumen del autor en catalán

Motivos sociales en la narrativa policial juvenil, serie Flanagan, de Andreu Martín y Jaume Ribera.

Resumen basado en el de la publicación. Resumen en inglés. Monográfico: Currículo y educación lingüística

Evaluation of the Flanagan Quality of Life Scale for older adults

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Discurso pronunciado por el Excmo. Sr. D. Rafael Portaencasa Baeza, Rector Magnífico de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, con motivo de la apertura del curso académico 1992-93 e investidura de Doctor Honoris Causa de los Profesores Dres. Carlo Rubbia y James L. Flanagan

Discurso en el que el Rector D. Rafael Portaencasa inaugura oficialmente el comienzo del curso académico 1992-93 y repasa los principales méritos de los dos nuevos doctores honoris causa, investidos durante este acto académico.