If you're curious about the odd corner of the world where I'm living, read this article (free registration required) before the NYT put it into their archive and start charging for it. Those with full-text access to the NYT can find it by searching for Richard Flanagan, Tasmania, New York Times (September 12, 2004). Richard Flanagan is Tasmania's best-known living author. Unlike the recent piece he wrote for the Melbourne Age which ruffled so many politicians' feathers in Tasmania, this article, published in the travel section, isn't as political.