A memoir of Tom's journey around the world to discover the complete story of Oskar Schindler and those on his now-famous list.
In 1980, Tom Keneally walked into a store in Beverly Hills owned by Polish Jew Leopold Pfefferberg Page to buy a new briefcase. For the next few years, Tom's life was taken over by this charismatic and driven man, known as Poldek, and the story he wanted shared. The resulting book was Schindler's Ark, which went on to win the Booker Prize and ultimately became the Oscar-award-winning film Schindler's List.
Tom and Poldek travelled across the US, Germany, Israel, Austria and Poland, interviewing survivors and discovering their extraordinary stories. Searching for Schindler is very much Tom's journey; he reflects on his early days as a successful but less than confident writer, and how this book, the film it became and the people he met, changed his and his family's lives forever.
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"This was such an interesting story....how Schlindler's list, book and movie came about. The dedication of the survivors to bring out the story is amazing....as is the original story. \it still does not really shed light on what motivated schlinder to do what he did.....but he did something good. " — Marty (5 out of 5 stars)
"This was such an interesting story....how Schlindler's list, book and movie came about. The dedication of the survivors to bring out the story is amazing....as is the original story. \it still does not really shed light on what motivated schlinder to do what he did.....but he did something good. "
" Story behind the movie. Some of material is repetitive, but, overall, adds interest to original book and Spielberg's movie. "
" Better than the Kommandant's Girl! Background details of how the story came to be. "
" An inspiring story of commitment, conviction and belief personified in the hero of this story about a story, Poldek/Leopold Pfefferberg, one of Schindler's Jews. "
" The book behind the book, and the film. Totally readable, when writing about Schindler the author has a very fluid style, subtle and flexible, which occasionally cracks like a whip to deliver a cutting observation. Poetic. "
" This is a "behind the scenes" look at the people who were saved by Schindler and the story of how the movie Schindlers List was born. I did quite a bit of "skimming" during some slow parts, but it still kept my interest "
" An interesting and fun prelude to Schindler's List. Who would think that buying a new attache would result in learning about and writing the story of Oskar Schindler? "
" A book on how the "Schindler's List" book and movie was made. I am certain that you will love the major character in this book - Poldek, who was a luggage bag shop owner and a Holocaust survivor. Both the making of the book and movie would not be successful without him. "
" The background story of how Schindler's List story came to be written. It is fascinating and I enjoyed it "
" Finding this a bit slow-going and have moved on to something more enlightening and entertaining ... but found the background for the final book interesting. Might just return to it at a later time. "
" This was a fantastic read. It wasn't entirely what I was expecting from the synopsis, but nevertheless was a great read. Quite the page-turner, I had a hard time putting it down. "
" I guess its just me, but I think this is a book that would have made really great article. Don't get me wrong, the meat of book makes for a great story is great. The meat of this needed to be shared, but there just isn't enough to fill all of the pages of a book. "
" Really impressed by this book. Very well written. "
" Excellent book - highly recommended. "
" This was such an interesting story....how Schlindler's list, book and movie came about. The dedication of the survivors to bring out the story is amazing....as is the original story. \it still does not really shed light on what motivated schlinder to do what he did.....but he did something good. "
" Poldek was the guy who was instrumental in getting the book and film (Schindler's List) out! Interesting insights on how this was made possible. "
" Great book, only if you have read 'Schindlers Ark' though. Keneally is very interesting. "
" After reading this book I will never look at a crust of bread in the same light again. The triumph of the human spirit over the most awful of circumstances never ceases to amaze me. This is an amazing story. "
" This was ok -- the interesting parts would have made a good essay. It started strong and then petered out and didn't feel like it had a strong narrative, or enough interesting material. "
" This book is by the author who wrote Schindler's List. It is basically about writing that book. I really loved knowing the background and the research that went into writing Schindler's List. Of course now I have to read Schindler's List and watch the movie! "
" Just read this - short memoir on the real story behind Schinder's List. The real characters are more nuances than movie, and true story is very moving. Easy reading, offering historic underpinning to incredible story. "
Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published nonfiction and more than thirty novels, including the Booker Prize winning Schindler’s Ark, which was the basis for the major motion picture Schindler’s List.
Humphrey Bower, winner of multiple Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for best narration, is a writer, actor, and director. He earned his BA in English literature from Oxford University and has worked extensively in theater, and television. He was a founding member of the Melbourne collective Whistling in the Theatre and the Perth independent company Last Seen Imagining. He is the artistic director of Night Train Productions.
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