This author wrote a novel whose protagonist is in love with Ann Rush and works at a nameless penal colony inhabited by prisoners such as Quinn and Thomas Ewers. In addition to that novel about Phelim Halloran, he wrote a novel about an unconventional priest named Father Maitland. Historical events which formed the basis for works by this author include the 1918 peace talks in the Forest of CompiÃ¨gne and the Battle of Antietam. He won the Miles Franklin Award two years in a row for Bring Larks and Heroes and Three Cheers for the Paraclete. He also wrote a novel in whic
This author wrote a novel whose protagonist is in love with Ann Rush and works at a nameless penal colony inhabited by prisoners such as Quinn and Thomas Ewers. In addition to that novel about Phelim Halloran, he wrote a novel about an unconventional priest named Father Maitland. Historical events which formed the basis for works by this author include the 1918 peace talks in the Forest of CompiÃ¨gne and the Battle of Antietam. He won the Miles Franklin Award two years in a row for Bring Larks and Heroes and Three Cheers for the Paraclete. He also wrote a novel in which Mort and Jackie Smolders are caught up in the violent rage of the title character, an Aboriginal man who goes on a killing spree. He won the Booker Prize for a historical novel including characters like Amon Goeth. For 10 points, name this author of The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith and Schindler's Ark.
This author wrote a novel whose protagonist is in love with Ann Rush and works at a nameless penal colony inhabited by prisoners such as Quinn and Thomas Ewers.
Thomas Keneally