An Angel in Australia
Novel by Thomas Keneally
1-86471-001-2Dewey Decimal
An Angel in Australia is a 2002 novel by Thomas Keneally.[1]
Abstract
Set in Australia during World War II, it follows the life of a young Catholic priest, Father Frank Darragh, in 1940s Sydney.
Publication history
- An Angel in Australia, 2002, Australia, Doubleday Australia ISBN 978-1-864-71001-4 [2]
- The Office of Innocence, 2002, England, Sceptre ISBN 978-0-340-62473-9 [3]
- Office of Innocence, 2003, USA, Nan A. Talese/Doubleday ISBN 978-0-385-50763-9[4]
Reception
A review in the Australian Book Review called it "an oxymoronic book — a subdued novel",[5] and further "Its accent is meditative, its notes of sadness leavened by the resilient self-regard of the characters he [Keneally] has mustered.".[5]
An Angel in Australia has also been reviewed by The Sydney Morning Herald,[6] and The New York Times.[7]
Awards and nominations
- International Dublin Literary Award: nominated 2004[8]
- Miles Franklin Award: shortlisted 2003[9]
References
- ^ "Austlit - An Angel in Australia". Austlit. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "An Angel in Australia (Doubleday)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "The Office of Innocence (Sceptre)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Office of Innocence (Doubleday)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ a b Peter Pierce (December 2002). "Safety in Seminaries" (PDF). Australian Book Review. No. 247. Australian Book Review Inc. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "An Angel in Australia (subscription required)". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 October 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Paul Buchanan (16 March 2003). "Father Knows Least". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ The 2004 Award Archived November 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "An Angel in Australia, by Tom Keneally". ANZ LitLovers LitBlog. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
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Novels by Thomas Keneally
- The Place at Whitton (1964)
- The Fear (1965)
- Bring Larks and Heroes (1967)
- Three Cheers for the Paraclete (1968)
- The Survivor (1969)
- A Dutiful Daughter (1971)
- The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1972)
- Blood Red, Sister Rose (1974)
- Moses the Lawgiver (1975)
- Gossip from the Forest (1975)
- Season in Purgatory (1976)
- A Victim of the Aurora (1977)
- Passenger (1979)
- Confederates (1979)
- The Cut-Rate Kingdom (1980)
- Schindler's Ark (1982)
- A Family Madness (1985)
- The Playmaker (1987)
- Act of Grace (1988)
- By the Line (1989)
- Towards Asmara (1989)
- Flying Hero Class (1991)
- Chief of Staff (1991)
- Woman of the Inner Sea (1993)
- Jacko: The Great Intruder (1993)
- A River Town (1995)
- Bettany's Book (2000)
- An Angel in Australia (2000)
- The Tyrant's Novel (2003)
- The Widow and Her Hero (2007)
- The People's Train (2009)
- The Daughters of Mars (2012)
- Shame and the Captives (2014)
- Napoleon's Last Island (2015)
- Crimes of the Father (2016)
- The Soldier's Curse (2016)
- The Unmourned (2017)
- The Power Game (2018)
- Two Old Men Dying (2018)
- The Ink Stain (2019)
- The Dickens Boy (2020)
- Corporal Hitler's Pistol (2021)
- Fanatic Heart (2022)
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