At 90 years old, Thomas Keneally — author of Schindler's Ark, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith and dozens more — will open #ManlyWF26 on 19 March with an oration. There are writers you should hear while you still can. This is one of those moments. 🎟️ manlywritersfestival.org.au #ThomasKeneally
Thomas Keneally opens the 2026 Manly Writers' Festival with the inaugural Keneally Oration, a rare live keynote on writing, memory & literature as a civic act.
A major festival moment. Opening night.
🎟️ manlywritersfestival.org.au
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Films of the 1990s. Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List". #movies #films #stevenspielberg #schindlerslist #liamneeson #benkingsley #ralphfiennes #embethdavidtz #carolinegoodall #jonathansagalle #januszkaminski #johnwilliams #stevenzaillian #thomaskeneally #markivanir #beatricemacola
#10 of books read in 2025: not quite 5 stars but still an interesting introduction to the colonial history of Australia. #booksky #ThomasKeneally
"Whoever saves one life, saves the world entire."
✒ #ThomasKeneally, Australian novelist (Schindler's Ark, filmed as Schindler's List), playwright, and essayist, is 90 today. #Theatre #Literature
