| Thomas
Keneally |
 |
| Nationality - Australian |
Profession - Author |
| Date of birth - 07 Oct 1935
|
Date of death - Still with us |
| Place of birth
- Sydney : |
|
Thomas Keneally was born in Sydney in 1935,
He was educated at various schools on the New South Wales north coast before commencing theological studies for the Catholic priesthood. He abandoned this vocation in 1960 and turned to clerical work and schoolteaching before publication of his first novel in 1964. Since that time he has been a full-time writer with the odd stint as lecturer (1969-70) and writer in residence.
One of the most successful modern Australian writers, Keneally has been short-listed for the Booker Prize on 4 occasions: in 1972 for The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Gossip from the Forest in 1975, and Confederates in 1979, before winning the prize in 1982 with Schindler's Ark.
|
|
| This last novel caused something of a controversy at the time as it was considered by some to be more a work of journalistic reporting than a novel of fiction, which isn't supposed to be in the spirit of things. In any event, by the time Stephen Spielberg filmed his version of the book under the title Schindler's List in 1993, the controversy was forgotten. |
|
|
Thomas Keneally
bibliography - 3
listed |
|
 |
Click
on one of the Thomas
Keneally books below
for details on synopsis, first edition issue
points, a picture of the book, and collectors
information |
|
| Thomas
Keneally books Wee
have for sale |
|
|
All
the Thomas Keneally
books listed below are currently for sale
on our website - we may have some others in
stock so please ask if you don't see the title
you're looking for. |
|
|
|
|
|
