Heresies

'Heresy allows a writer to write freely, allows writing to be an act of joy that arises from the same deep place where laughter lives, countering the farce of dogma with the reality of life ... Perhaps for any of us to write of hope, to write of love, we must learn once more to be free, and to embrace heresy.'

A glittering showcase of Flanagan’s brilliance as a novelist and essayist, this collection, chosen by the author from nearly twenty years of work, contains profile pieces, articles and polemics published in magazines and newspapers, and speeches he has delivered all over the world. He covers many of his passion subjects – the natural world, relationships with our First Nations peoples, freedom of speech, human rights, literature, writing, love. A dazzling collection written with Flangan's trademark elegance, profound intelligence and humanity.