| The University of Novi Sad and the Faculty of Philosophy had the pleasure of hosting a lecture and a reading with the Australian writer Mr Thomas Keneally (the author of Schindler's Arc the book upon which Spilberg’s movie Schindler’s List was based). |
| Mr Keneally’s lecture was a treat for everyone present, his sharp intellect and witty remarks delighted the large audience at the Faculty of Philosophy. |
About Thomas Keneally |
| Born in Sydney, Keneally was educated at St Patrick's College, Strathfield, where a writing prize was named after him. He entered St Patrick's Seminary, mainly to train as a Catholic priest but left before his ordination. He worked as a Sydney schoolteacher before his success as a novelist, and he was a lecturer at the University of New England (1968-70). He has also written screenplays, memoirs and non-fiction. |
| He is most famous for his Schindler's Ark (1982) (later republished as Schindler's List), which won the Booker Prize and is the basis of the film Schindler's List. Many of his novels are reworkings of historical material, although modern in their psychology and style. |
| Keneally has also acted in a handful of films. He had a small role in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (based on his novel) and played Father Marshall in the Fred Schepisi movie, The Devil's Playground (1976). |
| In 1983 he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO). He is an Australian Living Treasure. |
| In March of 2009, the Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, gave an autographed copy of Keneally's Lincoln biography to President Barack Obama as a state gift. |
