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OverviewThe Hachette Essentials series comprises a collection of titles that are regarded as modern classics. A carefully and lovingly curated selection of distinctive, ground-breaking fiction and non-fiction titles published since 1950. Timeless. Relevant. Passionate. Unified as a series - distinctive as books. A good book is great. A great book is essential. In the shadow of Auschwitz, a flamboyant German industrialist grew into a living legend to the Jews of Cracow. He was a womaniser, a heavy-drinker and a bon viveur, but to them he became a saviour. This is the extraordinary story of Oskar Schindler, who risked his life to protect Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland and who was transformed by the war into a man with a mission, a compassionate angel of mercy. Thomas Keneally's novel first brought the story of Oskar Schindler to international attention in 1982, when it won the Booker Prize. It was made by Steven Spielberg into the Oscar-winning film Schindler's List in 1993, the year Schindler and his wife were named Righteous Among the Nations. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas KeneallyPublisher: Hodder & Stoughton Imprint: Sceptre Dimensions: Width: 12.40cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 19.60cm Weight: 0.300kg ISBN: 9781529324976ISBN 10: 1529324971 Pages: 432 Publication Date: 27 June 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA magnificent book, powerful, harrowing and beautifully written. - Sunday Express Brilliantly detailed, moving, powerful and gripping. - The Times Keneally is a superb storyteller. With Schindler's Ark he has given us his best book yet, a magnificent novel which held me from the first page to the last. This remarkable book has the immediacy and the almost unbearable detail of a thousand eye witnesses who forgot nothing. - New York Times Book Review Thomas Keneally has done marvellous justice to a marvellous story. - Sunday Times An extraordinary achievement. A fine and moving story - Evening Standard An astounding story . . . in this case the truth is far more powerful than anything the imagination can invent - Newsweek A magnificent book, powerful, harrowing and beautifully written. - Sunday Express Brilliantly detailed, moving, powerful and gripping. - The Times Keneally is a superb storyteller. With Schindler's Ark he has given us his best book yet, a magnificent novel which held me from the first page to the last. This remarkable book has the immediacy and the almost unbearable detail of a thousand eye witnesses who forgot nothing. - New York Times Book Review Thomas Keneally has done marvellous justice to a marvellous story. - Sunday Times An extraordinary achievement. A fine and moving story - Evening Standard An astounding story . . . in this case the truth is far more powerful than anything the imagination can invent - Newsweek Author InformationThomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published thirty-one 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. His most recent novels are The Daughters Of Mars, which was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize in 2013, Shame and the Captives and Crimes of the Father. 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |