Schindler's Ark

Thomas Keneally

Sceptre, 2011 - Biography & Autobiography - 707 pages

The basis for the Oscar-winning Spielberg movie, this novel recreates the story of Oskar Schindler, an Aryan who risked his life to protect Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland.

About the author

Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published more than thirty novels since. They include Schindler's Ark, which won the Booker Prize in 1982 and was subsequently made into the film Schindler's List, and The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith, Confederates and Gossip From The Forest, each of which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written several works of non-fiction, including his memoir Homebush Boy, Searching for Schindler and Australians. He is married with two daughters and lives in Sydney.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Schindler's Ark
• Author: Thomas Keneally
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Sceptre, 2011
• ISBN: 1444738739, 9781444738735
• Length: 707 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Military; Fiction / General; Literary Criticism / General