Question 7.

WEST, Rebecca, 1892-1983; FLANAGAN, Richard, 1961-; NUCLEAR energy; ATOMIC bomb; MAN Booker Prize; AWARD winners; HISTORY of colonies; FATHERS

Richard Flanagan's memoir, "Question 7," explores the author's parents, Australian history, and the atomic bomb. Flanagan reflects on his father's experience as a prisoner of war near Hiroshima during the atomic bomb's detonation and how it shaped his father's perspective on life. He contrasts his father with his more passionate mother and delves into various topics such as the affair between H.G. Wells and Rebecca West, Leo Szilard's warnings against nuclear energy, Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle, and Tasmania's colonial history. Flanagan's lyrical prose and oblique structure create a captivating dreamscape that blends fiction, family, and history. [Extracted from the article]

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