LITERARY LUNCH
My Life In Stories
Thomas Keneally In Conversation With Stephen Romei
He’s one of the country’s most beloved storytellers. Now, join Thomas Keneally for a tour of the stories that have shaped his life. From his first reading memory to his newest discoveries, spend an hour touring the bookshelves of his mind. Does Tom dog-ear his pages, or write in the margins? Is there a book he cannot bear to revisit? There’s nothing quite as revealing as our literary love affairs.
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Artist
THOMAS KENEALLY was born in 1935 and his first novel was published in 1964. Since then he has written a considerable number of novels and non-fiction works. His novels include The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Schindler’s List and The People’s Train. He has won the Miles Franklin Award, the Booker Prize, the Los Angeles Times Prize, the Mondello International Prize and has been made a Literary Lion of the New York Public Library, a Fellow of the American Academy, recipient of the University of California gold medal, and is now the subject of a 55 cent Australian stamp.
Moderator
STEPHEN ROMEI is a former literary editor of The Australian and a current film critic for the same paper.