{"product_id":"seize-the-fire-by-richard-flanagan-9780143795322","title":"Seize the Fire","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSeize the Fire\u003c\/em\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ours to shape and ours to dream anew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAustralia is not a fixed entity, a collection of outdated bigotries and reactionary credos, but rather an invitation to dream, and this country—our country—belongs to its dreamers.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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComic, illuminating, and deeply moving, this is writing speaking to the great questions of our time and our country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46338688942316,"sku":"9780143795322","price":15.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4669413482239.jpg?v=1743742960","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/seize-the-fire-by-richard-flanagan-9780143795322","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}