Thomas Keneally, author portrait
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Thomas Keneally

Thomas Keneally has won international acclaim for his novels Schindler's List (the basis for the movie and the winner of the Booker Prize), The Chant of Jimmie BlacksmithConfederatesGossip from the ForestThe PlaymakerWoman of the Inner SeaA River TownOffice of Innocence, and The Tyrant’s Novel. His most recent works of nonfiction are Searching for Schindler, A Commonwealth of ThievesThe Great Shame, and American Scoundrel. He resides in Sydney, Australia.

Books

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