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Thomas Michael "Mick" Keneally, AO (born 7 October 1935) 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. The book would later be adapted to Steven Spielberg's ''Schindler's List'', which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. == Life and career == Born in Sydney, Keneally grew up in Kempsey. He was educated at St Patrick's College, Strathfield. Subsequently, a writing prize there has been named after him. Keneally entered St Patrick's Seminary, Manly to train as a Catholic priest. Although he was ordained as a deacon while at the seminary, he left without being ordained to the priesthood. He worked as a Sydney schoolteacher before his success as a novelist and was a lecturer at the University of New England (1968–70). He has also written screenplays, memoirs and non-fiction books. Keneally was known as "Mick" until 1964 but began using the name Thomas when he started publishing, after advice from his publisher to use what was really his first name.〔 He is most famous for his ''Schindler's Ark'' (1982) (later republished as ''Schindler's List''), which won the Booker Prize and is the basis of the film ''Schindler's List''. Many of his novels are reworkings of historical material, although modern in their psychology and style. Keneally has also acted in a handful of films. He had a small role in ''The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith'' (based on his novel) and played Father Marshall in the award-winning Fred Schepisi film ''The Devil's Playground'' (1976).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Interview - Thomas Keneally )〕 In 1983, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=It's an Honour - Honours - Search Australian Honours )〕 He is an Australian Living Treasure. Keneally was a visiting professor at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) where he taught the graduate fiction workshop for one quarter in 1985. From 1991 to 1995, he was a visiting professor in the writing program at UCI. He is a strong advocate of an Australian republic, meaning the abolition of the Australian monarchy, and published a book on the subject ''Our Republic'' in 1993. Several of his Republican essays appear on the web site of the Australian Republican Movement. Keneally is a keen supporter of rugby league football,〔 〕 in particular the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles club of the NRL. in 2004 he gave the sixth annual Tom Brock Lecture.〔(Tom Brock Lecture ) at the Australian Society for Sports History's website〕 He made an appearance in the 2007 rugby league drama film ''The Final Winter''. In March 2009, the Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, gave an autographed copy of Keneally's biography ''Lincoln'' to President Barack Obama as a state gift.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Obama lauds Rudd in 'meeting of the minds' )〕 Most recently Keneally featured as a writer in the critically acclaimed Australian drama ''Our Sunburnt Country''. Keneally's nephew Ben is married to the former Premier of New South Wales, Kristina Keneally who in July 2014 joined Sky News Australia and currently co-hosts the TV news program ''Keneally and Cameron''. The Tom Keneally Centre opened in August 2011 at the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, housing Keneally's books and memorabilia. The site is used for book launches, readings and writing classes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Keneally」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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