The Widow and Her Hero
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The Widow and Her Hero is a novel by the Australian author Thomas Keneally
set in Australia during World War II.
Thomas Keneally
Thomas Michael Keneally, AO is an Australian novelist, playwright and author of non-fiction. He is best known for writing Schindler's Ark, the Booker Prize-winning novel of 1982 which was inspired by the efforts of Poldek Pfefferberg, a Holocaust survivor...
set in Australia during World War II.
Awards and nominations
- Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2008: longlisted
- New South Wales Premier's Literary AwardsNew South Wales Premier's Literary AwardsThe New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards were established in 1979 by the New South Wales Premier Neville Wran. Commenting on its purpose, Wran said: "We want the arts to take, and be seen to take, their proper place in our social priorities...
, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, 2008: shortlisted - Prime Minister's Literary AwardsPrime Minister's Literary AwardsThe Australian Prime Minister's Literary Awards were announced at the end of 2007 by the incoming Rudd Ministry following the 2007 election. They are administered by the Minister for the Arts....
, Fiction, 2008: shortlisted
Interviews
- "ABC Radio National The Book Show" http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2007/1870133.htm
Reviews
- The Age http://www.theage.com.au/news/book-reviews/the-widow-and-her-hero/2007/03/16/1173722725891.html
- The Australian http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21414908-5003900,00.html
- The Courier-Mail http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21509883-5003424,00.html
- The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/mar/17/featuresreviews.guardianreview18
- Sydney Morning Herald http://www.smh.com.au/news/book-reviews/the-widow-and-her-hero/2007/03/16/1173722729486.html
- The Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2007/04/01/boken31.xml