Thomas Keneally
Autor(a) de Schindler's Ark
About the Author
Thomas Keneally was born in Sydney, Australia on October 7, 1935. Although he initially studied for the Catholic priesthood, he abandoned that idea in 1960, turning to teaching and clerical work before writing and publishing his first novel, The Place at Whitton, in 1964. Since that time he has mostrar mais been a full-time writer, aside from the occasional stint as a lecturer or writer-in-residence. He won the Booker Prize in 1982 for Schindler's Ark, which Stephen Spielberg adapted into the film Schindler's List. He won the Miles Franklin Award twice with Bring Larks and Heroes and Three Cheers for the Paraclete. His other fiction books include The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith, Gossip from the Forest, Confederates, The People's Train, Bettany's Book, An Angel in Australia, The Widow and Her Hero, and The Daughters of Mars. His nonfiction works include Searching for Schindler, Three Famines, The Commonwealth of Thieves, The Great Shame, and American Scoundrel. In 1983, he was awarded the order of Australia for his services to Australian Literature. Thomas Keneally is the recipient of the 2015 Australia Council Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. The award, formerly known as the Writers' Emeritus Award, recognises 'the achievements of eminent literary writers over the age of 60 who have made an outstanding and lifelong contribution to Australian literature. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Séries
Obras de Thomas Keneally
The Place Where Souls Are Born: A Journey into the American Southwest (Destinations) (1992) 42 cópias
Australians 2 cópias
1995 1 exemplar(es)
The Emperor's Last Island 1 exemplar(es)
Joanna d'Arc. Krwi czerwona, siostro różo … 1 exemplar(es)
Halloran's little boat: A play based on the novel "Bring larks and heroes" (Penguin Australian drama ; 2) (1975) 1 exemplar(es)
No More Bloody Bundles for Britain: the Post-World War II Tours of the British and French Allies (Tom Brock lecture) (2005) 1 exemplar(es)
Ultra Nice : Exotic Electronic Grooves 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Strangers in Their Own Land: Young Jews in Germany and Austria Today (1727) — Preface, algumas edições — 62 cópias
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Outros nomes
- Coyle, William
KENEALLY, Thomas Michael
KENEALLY, Thomas - Data de nascimento
- 1935-10-07
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- Australia
- Local de nascimento
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Educação
- St Patrick's College, Strathfield
St Patrick's Seminary, Manly - Ocupação
- teacher
novelist
playwright
historian - Organizações
- Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
- Premiações
- Australian Living Treasure
Order of Australia (Officer ∙ 1983)
NSW Premier's Literary Award (2008)
Helmerich Award (2007)
Honorary Doctorate, National University of Ireland
Membros
Discussions
1001 Group Read: November, 2011: Schindler's Ark (aka. Schindler's List) em 1001 Books to read before you die (Dezembro 2011)
Resenhas
A LISTA DE SCHINDLER de THOMAS KENEALLY
O LIVRO QUE DEU ORIGEM AO MAIS ACLAMADO FILME DE STEVEN SPIELBERG
Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, enquanto o regime nazista enviava milhares de prisioneiros aos fornos de Auschwitz, o industrial alemão Oskar Schindler abrigava centenas de judeus em sua fábrica, de onde ele finalmente os transferia em segurança para a Tchecoslováquia. Um lugar na lista de Schindler significava a única chance de sobrevivência para um prisioneiro judeu. Oskar Schindler, o herói do Holocausto, é retratado de modo inédito e comovente pelo romancista Thomas Keneally, que passou dois anos entrevistando sobreviventes beneficiados por Schindler em sete países: Austrália, Israel, Alemanha Ocidental, Áustria, Estados Unidos, Argentina e Brasil. Escrito com paixão, mas também com absoluta fidelidade aos fatos, o autor realizou uma espantosa recriação de um episódio histórico, narrado com toda a ênfase de uma ficção.… (mais)
Listas
1980s (1)
THE WAR ROOM (4)
Big Jubilee List (1)
A Novel Cure (1)
Booker Prize (4)
Holocaust (1)
Review 2 (1)
Women in War (2)
1970s (1)
Tagged Doctors (1)
Page Turners (1)
Women's Stories (1)
Prêmios
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 82
- Also by
- 23
- Membros
- 16,861
- Popularidade
- #1,331
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Resenhas
- 283
- ISBNs
- 865
- Idiomas
- 27
- Favorito
- 12