Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally
The book tells the true story of a German businessman who saves more than a thousand Polish Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories. The protagonist's transformation from a greedy high living war profiteer to a savior of lives forms the crux of the narrative. It offers a chilling yet inspiring account of the horrors of the Holocaust, human resilience, and the power of one individual to make a significant difference.
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- Published
- 1982
- Nationality
- Australian
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 400-450
- Original Language
- English
- Avg User Rating
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(3.6)
- Alternate Titles
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- Schindler's Ark
- Šindlerova Lista
- シンドラーズ・リスト [Schindlers List]
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This book is on the following 15 lists:
- 41st on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
- 54th on The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians (Bookman.com)
- 369th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 530th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (UK))
- 70 Classic Booker Prize-Nominated Novels, Recommended by our Readers (Booker Prize Library Readers)
- Booker Prize (Booker Prize)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- NY Times Editors Choice 1980-1989 (NY Times)
- The Big Jubilee Read (BBC)
- The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 (The Modern Library (Book))
- Top 100 Books (Lincoln Journal Star)