It's Oscars season so we're off to the movies. Welcome to the first in a new mini-series where we explore Booker Prize novels whose silver screen adaptations went on to experience Oscar glory. We're starting with Schindler's Ark, the Booker Prize 1982 winner, which also happens to be the first Booker-winning novel to become a film that won a Best Picture Oscar. Listen in as we dive into the book and its film counterpart.

In this episode Jo and James:

Share a brief biography of Thomas Keneally
Revisit the origin story of Schindler's Ark
Consider whether “non-fiction novels” are really novels
Summarise the plot of the book, and discuss their thoughts on it
Explore the character of Oskar Schindler
Delve into Steven Spielberg's adaptation, Schindler's List, and the differences between book and film

Reading list:

Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Empire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard
Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner
Erasure by Percival Everett
The Trees by Percival Everett
The Place at Whitton by Thomas Keneally
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith by Thomas Keneally
Gossip from the Forest by Thomas Keneally
Confederates by Thomas Keneally
An Ice-Cream War by William Boyd
The Daughters of Mars by Thomas Keneally

A full transcript of the episode is available at our website.

Take a look at all of the TV and film adaptations of Booker Prize novels here.

And to watch the full interview with Thomas Keneally, head to our YouTube channel here.

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The Booker at the Oscars: Schindler's Ark vs Schindler's List