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His novels include the chant of jimmie blacksmith, confederates which first led him to study nineteenth century american history. Thomas keneally is one of australias most distinguished and popular writers. Born in 1935 into an irish catholic family, tom spent his early years in country towns of northern nsw before moving to the sydney suburb of homebush. Keneally won the 1982 booker prize for schindlers ark, which would go on to win oscars as the 1993 film schindlers list.
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