Thomas Keneally on how he wrote Schindler's Ark: 'I knew where the good stuff was'
In writing Schindler’s Ark, winner of the 1982 Booker Prize, Thomas Keneally found himself in the unique position of both author and archivist
Thomas Keneally
Thomas Keneally was born in Sydney, Australia, where he still lives. He began his writing career in 1964 and has published 33 novels since.
His novels include Crimes of the Father, Napoleon’s Last Island, Shame and the Captives, and the New York Times bestselling The Daughters of Mars. His novels The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Gossip from the Forest and Confederates were all shortlisted for the Booker Prize, which he won in 1982 with Schindler’s Ark. He has also written several works of nonfiction, including his boyhood memoir Homebush Boy, The Commonwealth of Thieves and Searching for Schindler.
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Winner The Booker Prize 1982
- By
- Thomas Keneally
- Published by
- Hodder & Stoughton
Thomas Keneally’s remarkable, Booker-winning historical fiction about the unlikely hero who rescued thousands of Jews from the Nazi death machine.
Other nominated books
Thomas Keneally’s extraordinary story of one man’s violent revenge against an unjust and intolerant society is based in part on historical events.
Thomas Keneally’s convincing fictional account of the peace negotiations that took place in the Forest of Compiègne at the end of World War One.
Thomas Keneally’s compelling historical drama about the American Civil War brings to life one of the most emotive episodes in American history.
