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Overview"The acclaimed bestselling classic of Holocaust literature, winner of the Booker Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Fiction, and the inspiration for the classic film--""a masterful account of the growth of the human soul"" (Los Angeles Times Book Review).A stunning novel based on the true story of how German war profiteer and factory director Oskar Schindler came to save more Jews from the gas chambers than any other single person during World War II. In this milestone of Holocaust literature, Thomas Keneally, author of Daughter of Mars, uses the actual testimony of the Schindlerjuden--Schindler's Jews--to brilliantly portray the courage and cunning of a good man in the midst of unspeakable evil." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Humphrey Bower , Thomas KeneallyPublisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Imprint: Simon & Schuster Audio Dimensions: Width: 14.20cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 15.50cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9781508283058ISBN 10: 1508283052 Publication Date: 18 December 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAn astounding story...In this case the truth is far more powerful than anything the imagination could invent. -- Newsweek Author InformationHumphrey Bower, winner of multiple Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for best narration, is a writer, actor, and director. He earned his BA in English literature from Oxford University and has worked extensively in theater, and television. He was a founding member of the Melbourne collective Whistling in the Theatre and the Perth independent company Last Seen Imagining. He is the artistic director of Night Train Productions. Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published thirty-three novels since, most recently Napoleon's Last Island, Shame and the Captives, and the New York Times bestselling The Daughters of Mars. His novels include Schindler's List, which won the Booker Prize in 1982, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Gossip from the Forest, and Confederates, all of which were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written several works of nonfiction, including his boyhood memoir Homebush Boy, The Commonwealth of Thieves, and Searching for Schindler. He is married with two daughters and lives in Sydney, Australia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |