An Angel in Australia
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An Angel in Australia is a novel by the Australian author Thomas Keneally
set in Australia during World War II
Thomas Keneally
Thomas Michael Keneally, AO is an Australian novelist, playwright and author of non-fiction. He is best known for writing Schindler's Ark, the Booker Prize-winning novel of 1982 which was inspired by the efforts of Poldek Pfefferberg, a Holocaust survivor...
set in Australia during World War II
Awards and nominations
- IMPAC Dublin Literary Award: nominated 2004
- Miles Franklin AwardMiles Franklin AwardThe Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual literary prize for the best Australian ‘published novel or play portraying Australian life in any of its phases’. The award was set up according to the will of Miles Franklin , who is best known for writing the Australian classic My Brilliant Career ...
: shortlisted 2003
Reviews
- "Aussie Reviews" http://www.aussiereviews.com/article1219.html
- "The Compulsive Reader" http://www.compulsivereader.com/html/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=406
- "Sydney Morning Herald" http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/10/11/1034222587503.html