The Sound of One Hand Clapping (novel)
First edition | |
| Author | Richard Flanagan |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan, Australia |
Publication date | 1997 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print Hardback & Paperback |
| Pages | 425 pp |
| ISBN | 0-7329-0896-5 |
| OCLC | 37931627 |
| 823 21 | |
| LC Class | PR9619.3.F525 S68 1997 |
| Preceded by | Death of a River Guide (1994) |
| Followed by | Gould's Book of Fish (2001) |
The Sound of One Hand Clapping is a 1997 novel by Australian author Richard Flanagan. The title is adapted from the famous Zen kōan of Hakuin Ekaku. The Sound of One Hand Clapping was Flanagan's second novel. The novel tells the story of Slovenian immigrants.