Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Office of innocence Office of innocence Thomas Keneally Thomas Keneally is a writer of extraordinary range: from Schindler's List to The Great Shame his storytelling has engaged millions of readers. Now, after a brief departure into non-fiction, he is ba… OL103674W
A Commonwealth of Thieves A Commonwealth of Thieves Thomas Keneally It was 1786 when Arthur Phillip, an ambitious captain in the Royal Navy, was assigned the formidable task of organizing an expedition to Australia in order to establish a penal colony. The squalid an… OL103683W
The tyrant's novel The tyrant's novel Thomas Keneally Thomas Keneally's literary achievements have been inspired by some of history's most intriguing events and characters, but in a rare reversal of time his brilliantly imagined new novel takes us into … OL103685W
Schindler's list Schindler's list Thomas Keneally Winner of the Booker Prize Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Fiction Schindler's List is a remarkable work of fiction based on the true story of German industrialist and war profitee… OL103688W
Schindler's ark Schindler's ark Thomas Keneally "Keneally wrote the Booker Prize-winning novel in 1982, inspired by the efforts of Poldek Pfefferberg, a Holocaust survivor. In 1980 Pfefferberg met Keneally in his shop, and learning that he was a n… OL10619574W
Shame and the captives Shame and the captives Thomas Keneally Alice is a young woman living on her father-in-law's farm on the edge of an Australian country town, while her husband is held prisoner in Europe. When Giancarlo, an Italian anarchist at the prisoner… OL17871644W
Crimes of the father Crimes of the father Thomas Keneally From one of our greatest living writers, a bold and timely novel about sin cloaked in sacrament, shame that enforces silence, and the courage of one priest who dares to speak truth to power. Sent awa… OL19716679W
Shame and the captives Shame and the captives Thomas Keneally "Based on true events, this beautifully rendered novel from the author of Schindler's List and The Daughters of Mars brilliantly explores a World War II prison camp, where Japanese prisoners resolve … OL19993224W
The daughters of Mars The daughters of Mars Thomas Keneally "In 1915, two spirited Australian sisters join the war effort as nurses, longing for new horizons. Nothing could have prepared them for the carnage they confront in the Old World, first in the Dardan… OL20901804W
La liste de Schindler La liste de Schindler Thomas Keneally Il était allemand et dirigeait un camp de concentration en Pologne occupée. Et pourtant à Jérusalem, dans l'"allée des Justes", un arbre a été planté à son nom ... Voici le roman vrai de la vie d'Osk… OL24419646W
Schindlers lijst Schindlers lijst Thomas Keneally Documentaire in romanvorm over een fabrikant in Polen, die door tewerkstelling van zoveel mogelijk joden, hen van deportatie probeert te redden. OL24438732W
Australians Australians Thomas Keneally A masterly history of Australia and its people by an author of outstanding literary skill whose own humanity permeates every page. OL29072569W