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A memoir of Thomas Keneally's journey around the world to discover the complete story of Oskar Schindler and those Jews whose names were included on his now-famous list. In 1980, Keneally walked into a store in Beverly Hills owned by Polish Jew Leopold Pfefferberg Page to buy a new briefcase. For the next few years, Keneally's life was taken over by this charismatic and driven man, known as Poldek, and the story he wanted to share. The resulting book was Schindler's Ark, which went on to win the Booker Prize and ultimately became the Oscar-award-winning film Schindler's List. Keneally and Poldek travelled across the United States, Germany, Israel, Austria and Poland, interviewing survivors and discovering their extraordinary stories. Searching for Schindler is very much Thomas Keneally's journey; he reflects on his early days as a successful but less than confident writer, and how this book, the film it became and the people he met, changed his and his family's lives forever. (Source: LibrariesAustralia)
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Dedication: In memory of Leopold Page, 2001, and to the continued health of Ludmila (Misia) Page.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Braille.
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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In Custody : Thomas Keneally and American Stories
2015
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , 30 May vol. 30 no. 1 2015;'Keneally has frequently put himself in the way of historical crises, and has risked and most often found his individual voice within epochal stories. Such patterns of risk-taking inform much of his work, including his engagement with American materials. Here I will focus on two of his several envisionings of the Civil War, the novel Confederates (1979) and the biography Abraham Lincoln (2003), and conclude with a differently focused work, the memoir Searching for Schindler (2007), which is an American autobiography in tone and strategy as much as in setting and character.'
Source: Abstract.
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Publishing in the Big Apple : Thomas Keneally's Amazing American Adventure
2013
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criticism
— Appears in: Telling Stories : Australian Life and Literature 1935–2012 2013; (p. 385-391) -
Biography
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 30 January no. 5522 2009; (p. 28)
— Review of Searching for Schindler 2007 single work autobiography -
Searching for Schindler
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Senses of Cinema , no. 47 2008;
— Review of Searching for Schindler 2007 single work autobiography -
Finding Oskar
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: The Irish Times , 25 October 2008; (p. 10)
— Review of Searching for Schindler 2007 single work autobiography
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An Author Walks into a Shop...
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29-30 September 2007; (p. 34)
— Review of Searching for Schindler 2007 single work autobiography -
Search for Schindler an Extended Voyage of Discovery
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 6 October 2007; (p. 16)
— Review of Searching for Schindler 2007 single work autobiography -
Tom's Tapestry and Travels
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 295 2007; (p. 15)
— Review of Searching for Schindler 2007 single work autobiography -
[Review] Searching for Schindler
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 87 no. 3 2007; (p. 40)
— Review of Searching for Schindler 2007 single work autobiography -
In Pursuit of Humanity's Great, Sad Tale
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 13-14 October 2007; (p. 11)
— Review of Searching for Schindler 2007 single work autobiography -
Pilgrim's Progress
2007
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column
— Appears in: The Age , 29 September 2007; (p. 24-25) -
Unfinished Business
2007
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column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 6 October 2007; (p. 11) -
When Thomas met Poldek
Darren Levin
(interviewer),
2007
single work
interview
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 26 October vol. 74 no. 7 2007; (p. 6-7) -
Schindler Uncovered
2008
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column
— Appears in: The Sunday Times , 12 October 2008; (p. 62) -
Publishing in the Big Apple : Thomas Keneally's Amazing American Adventure
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Telling Stories : Australian Life and Literature 1935–2012 2013; (p. 385-391)
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