Schindler's list - Thomas Keneally

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 began his writing career in 1964 and has published thirty 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, and Shame and the Captives . 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.