2004, 26 Minutes

Australian Biography Series 9

Thomas Keneally is one of Australia's most popular and prolific writers, having published more than 30 novels, dramas, screenplays and books of non-fiction. He is also one of its most distinguished, winning numerous prizes including the Booker for Schindler's Ark, later made into an Academy Award winning film. Founding chairman of the Australian Republican Movement and an obsessive rugby league fan, he talks in this interview of his Irish Catholic background, his abandoned studies for the priesthood and his life as a writer.

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Mark Hamlyn

Rod Freedman

Rod Freedman

Robin Hughes

Robin Hughes (Interviewer)

Level: Secondary, Tertiary, Lifelong Learning

Curriculum links include English, English Literature, Media Studies, Personal Development, Australian Studies and Australian History.

 Thomas Keneally Teachers Notes (Acrobat PDF Document, 131Kb)

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