"postwar years he died in 1974. He was buried in Jerusalem as he wished with the help of his old friend Pfefferberg. Schindler's Ark Schindler's Ark (released in America as Schindler's List) is a Booker Prize-winning historical fiction novel published in 1982 by Australian novelist Thomas Keneally, which was later adapted into the highly successful movie ""Schindler's List"" directed by Steven Spielberg. The United States version of the book was called ""Schindler's List"" from the beginning; it was later reissued in Commonwealth countries under that name as well. The novel was also awarded the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for"
"Poldek Pfefferberg Leopold ""Poldek"" Pfefferberg (March 20, 1913 – March 9, 2001), also known as Leopold Page, was a Polish-American Holocaust survivor who inspired the Australian writer Thomas Keneally to write the Booker prize-winning novel ""Schindler's Ark"", which in turn was the basis for Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed 1993 film ""Schindler's List"". Pfefferberg was born into a Jewish family in Kraków, then a part of the Austria-Hungary. He gained a master's degree in philosophy and physical education from the Jagiellonian University. Pfefferberg was a high-school teacher in Kraków until 1939 and the physical education professor at Kościuszko Gymnasium in Podgórze."
"was a visiting professor at 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 most famous for his book ""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"" that was directed by Steven Spielberg. In January 2009, UCI Professor Reg Penner won the Faraday Medal for his research with nanowires. University of California, Irvine The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine), is a public"
"here, the foundation will still go on. Pfefferberg died on March 9, 2001, aged 87, in Beverly Hills. Poldek Pfefferberg Leopold ""Poldek"" Pfefferberg (March 20, 1913 – March 9, 2001), also known as Leopold Page, was a Polish-American Holocaust survivor who inspired the Australian writer Thomas Keneally to write the Booker prize-winning novel ""Schindler's Ark"", which in turn was the basis for Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed 1993 film ""Schindler's List"". Pfefferberg was born into a Jewish family in Kraków, then a part of the Austria-Hungary. He gained a master's degree in philosophy and physical education from the Jagiellonian University. Pfefferberg"
"Man Booker Prize for a decade and was the biographer of the politician Alan Clark. Trewin also edited the three volumes of Clark's diaries. Ion Trewin Ion Courtenay Gill Trewin (13 July 1943 – 8 April 2015) was a British editor, publisher and author. Born in London, the son of J. C. Trewin and Wendy Trewin (""née"" Monk), Ion Trewin was educated at Highgate School. He was the literary editor of ""The Times"" from 1972 to 1979 and then became an editor with Hodder & Stoughton (for whom he published Thomas Keneally's ""Schindler's Ark"" in 1982) until 1992 and Orion"
"Oskar Schindler Oskar Schindler (28 April 1908 – 9 October 1974) was a German industrialist and a member of the Nazi Party who is credited with saving the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his enamelware and ammunitions factories in occupied Poland and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. He is the subject of the 1982 novel ""Schindler's Ark"" and its 1993 film adaptation, ""Schindler's List"", which reflected his life as an opportunist initially motivated by profit, who came to show extraordinary initiative, tenacity, courage, and dedication to save the lives of his Jewish employees."
"books, including 30 novels. He is particularly famed for his ""Schindler's Ark"" (1982) (later republished as ""Schindler's List""), the first novel by an Australian to win the Booker Prize and is the basis of the film ""Schindler's List"". He had already been shortlisted for the Booker three times prior to that: 1972 for ""The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith"", 1975 for ""Gossip from the Forest"", and 1979 for ""Confederates"". 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 Fred"
"novel in 1982, inspired by the efforts of Poldek Pfefferberg, a Holocaust survivor. In 1980, Keneally met Pfefferberg in the latter's shop, and learning that he was a novelist, Pfefferburg showed him his extensive files on Oskar Schindler, including the original list itself. Keneally was interested, and Pfefferberg became an advisor for the book, accompanying Keneally to Poland where they visited Kraków and the sites associated with the Schindler story. Keneally dedicated ""Schindler's Ark"" to Pfefferberg: ""who by zeal and persistence caused this book to be written."" He said in an interview in 2007 that what attracted him to Oskar"
"won numerous awards for single works. In 1978, the Harold B. Lee Library acquired the Orson Scott Card papers, which included Card's works, writing notes and letters, and in 2007 the collection was formally opened. Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American novelist, critic, public speaker, essayist, and columnist. He writes in several genres but is known best for science fiction. His novel ""Ender's Game"" (1985) and its sequel ""Speaker for the Dead"" (1986) both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the only author to win both science fiction's top U.S. prizes in"
"Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American novelist, critic, public speaker, essayist, and columnist. He writes in several genres but is known best for science fiction. His novel ""Ender's Game"" (1985) and its sequel ""Speaker for the Dead"" (1986) both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the only author to win both science fiction's top U.S. prizes in consecutive years. A feature film adaptation of ""Ender's Game"", which Card co-produced, was released in 2013. Card is a professor of English at Southern Virginia University, has written two books on creative writing, hosts writing"
"and NEL. Originally publishing in paperback only, early books on the Sceptre list included Thomas Keneally’s ""Schindler’s Ark"" which had won the Booker Prize in 1982. Hodder & Stoughton also won the Booker Prize in 1985 with the publication of Keri Hulme’s ""The Bone People"", originally acquired from its New Zealand office. Other notable books on the Hodder & Stoughton list in this decade include Rosamunde Pilcher’s ""The Shell Seekers"", Elizabeth George’s ""A Great Deliverance"" and the first novel in Jean M. Auel’s prehistoric fiction series ""Earth’s Children® The Clan of the Cave Bear"", which was an international success and"
"National Steinbeck Center in Salinas. John Steinbeck John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American author. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature ""for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception."" He has been called ""a giant of American letters,"" and many of his works are considered classics of Western literature. During his writing career, he authored 27 books, including 16 novels, six non-fiction books, and two collections of short stories. He is widely known for the comic novels ""Tortilla Flat"" (1935) and ""Cannery"
"Dick to be part of the trilogy; however, the book fits with the two finished volumes and Dick himself called the three novels a trilogy, saying ""the three do form a trilogy constellating around a basic theme."" The Transmigration of Timothy Archer The Transmigration of Timothy Archer is a 1982 novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. As his final work, the book was published shortly after his death in March 1982, although it was written the previous year. The book was originally titled ""Bishop Timothy Archer"". The novel was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1982."
"on Schindler, kept in two cabinets in his back room. After 50 minutes of entreaties, Pfefferberg was finally able to convince Keneally to write the book; and Pfefferberg became an advisor, accompanying Keneally to Poland where they visited Kraków and other sites associated with the Schindler story. Keneally dedicated ""Schindler's Ark"" to Pfefferberg: ""who by zeal and persistence caused this book to be written."" After the publication of ""Schindler's Ark"" in 1982, Pfefferberg worked to persuade Steven Spielberg to film Keneally's book, using his acquaintance with Spielberg's mother to gain access. A carbon copy of Schindler's original 13-page list, of"
"a superhero."" Jeffrey Archer Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is an English novelist and former politician. Before becoming an author, Archer was a Member of Parliament (1969–1974), but did not seek re-election after a financial scandal that left him almost bankrupt. He revived his fortunes as a best-selling novelist; his books have sold around 330 million copies worldwide. Archer became deputy chairman of the Conservative Party (1985–1986) before resigning after a newspaper accused him of paying money to a prostitute. In 1987 he won a court case and was awarded large damages because of"
"Salman Rushdie Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (born 19 June 1947) is a British Indian novelist and essayist. His second novel, ""Midnight's Children"" (1981), won the Booker Prize in 1981 and was deemed to be ""the best novel of all winners"" on two separate occasions, marking the 25th and the 40th anniversary of the prize. Much of his fiction is set on the Indian subcontinent. He combines magical realism with historical fiction; his work is concerned with the many connections, disruptions, and migrations between Eastern and Western civilizations. His fourth novel, ""The Satanic Verses"" (1988), was the subject of a major"
"Jim Butcher Jim Butcher (born October 26, 1971) is an American author best known for his contemporary fantasy book series ""The Dresden Files"". He is also the author of the ""Codex Alera"" series, and the ""Cinder Spires"" series. Butcher was born in Independence, Missouri, in 1971. He is the youngest of three children, having two older sisters. While he was sick with strep throat as a child, Butcher's sisters introduced him to ""The Lord of the Rings"" and ""The Han Solo Adventures"" novels to pass the time, thus beginning his fascination with fantasy and science fiction. As a teenager, he"
"Anita Brookner Anita Brookner (16 July 1928 – 10 March 2016) was an English award-winning novelist and art historian. She was Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Cambridge from 1967 to 1968 and was the first woman to hold this visiting professorship. She was awarded the 1984 Man Booker Prize for her novel ""Hotel du Lac"". Brookner was born in Herne Hill, a suburb of London. She was the only child of Newson Bruckner, a Jewish immigrant from Poland, and Maude Schiska, a singer whose father had emigrated from Poland and founded a tobacco factory. Maude changed"
"Harold Schindler Harold Moroni ""Hal"" Schindler (December 6, 1929 – December 28, 1998) was an American journalist and historian, known for his articles and books on the American west. Early in his career he also scripted episodes of the television series ""Death Valley Days"" and ""Gunsmoke"". He is best known for his 1966 biography of 19th-century Latter-day Saint Orrin Porter Rockwell. Schindler was born in Chicago, Illinois to Moroni Helaman Nephi Schindler and Carolina Margaretta Strickstrock, who were German immigrants. Shortly afterward they moved to New York City, until 1940 when they moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. He married"
"the ""Schindlerjuden"", made it his life's mission to tell the story of his savior. Pfefferberg attempted to produce a biopic of Oskar Schindler with MGM in 1963, with Howard Koch writing, but the deal fell through. In 1982, Thomas Keneally published his historical novel ""Schindler's Ark"", which he wrote after a chance meeting with Pfefferberg in Los Angeles in 1980. MCA president Sid Sheinberg sent director Steven Spielberg a ""New York Times"" review of the book. Spielberg, astounded by Schindler's story, jokingly asked if it was true. ""I was drawn to it because of the paradoxical nature of the character,"""
"Meg Gardiner Meg Gardiner (born May 15, 1957) is an American thriller writer and author of fourteen published books. Her best-known books are the ""Evan Delaney"" novels, first published in 2002. In June 2008, she published the first novel in a new series, featuring forensic psychiatrist ""Jo Beckett"". More recently she has published three stand-alone novels—""Ransom River"" (June 2012), ""The Shadow Tracer"" (June 2013), and ""Phantom Instinct"" (June 2014)—and two novels in a new series, ""Unsub"" (2017) and ""Into the Black Nowhere"" (2018). Her first novel, ""China Lake"", received the 2009 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original novel upon its"
"goggles and airships and steam power and bizarre crystal technology and talking cats, who are horrid little bullies."" ""The Aeronaut's Windlass"", the first book in the nine book series, was published in September 2015 (). Butcher lives in Independence, Missouri, and has one son. Jim Butcher Jim Butcher (born October 26, 1971) is an American author best known for his contemporary fantasy book series ""The Dresden Files"". He is also the author of the ""Codex Alera"" series, and the ""Cinder Spires"" series. Butcher was born in Independence, Missouri, in 1971. He is the youngest of three children, having two older"
"""If I hadn't had an operation, in a couple of years from now I wouldn't have been able to open my eyes at all,"" he said. Since 2000, Rushdie has ""lived mostly near Union Square"" in New York City. He is a fan of the English football club Tottenham Hotspur. Salman Rushdie Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (born 19 June 1947) is a British Indian novelist and essayist. His second novel, ""Midnight's Children"" (1981), won the Booker Prize in 1981 and was deemed to be ""the best novel of all winners"" on two separate occasions, marking the 25th and the 40th"
"John Steinbeck John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American author. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature ""for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception."" He has been called ""a giant of American letters,"" and many of his works are considered classics of Western literature. During his writing career, he authored 27 books, including 16 novels, six non-fiction books, and two collections of short stories. He is widely known for the comic novels ""Tortilla Flat"" (1935) and ""Cannery Row"" (1945), the multi-generation epic"
"(1982): for ""The Accidental Tourist"" (1985): for ""Breathing Lessons"" (1988): for ""Ladder of Years"" (1995): <nowiki>*</nowiki> Finalist, The Orange Prize for Fiction 1996 for ""Digging to America"" (2006): <nowiki>*</nowiki> Finalist, The Orange Prize for Fiction 2007 for ""A Spool of Blue Thread"" (2015): <nowiki>*</nowiki> Finalist, The Man Booker Prize 2015 <nowiki>*</nowiki> Finalist, The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2015 for Lifetime achievement: <nowiki>*</nowiki> Finalist, The Man Booker International Prize 2011 Anne Tyler Anne Tyler (born October 25, 1941) is an American novelist, short story writer, and literary critic. She has published 22 novels, the best known of which are ""Dinner"
"while en route home from a film festival in Europe. Pfefferberg took the opportunity to tell Keneally the story of Oskar Schindler. He gave him copies of some materials he had on file, and Keneally soon decided to make a fictionalised treatment of the story. After extensive research and interviews with surviving ""Schindlerjuden"", his 1982 historical novel ""Schindler's Ark"" (published in the United States as ""Schindler's List"") was the result. The novel was adapted as the 1993 movie ""Schindler's List"" by Steven Spielberg. After acquiring the rights in 1983, Spielberg felt he was not ready emotionally or professionally to tackle"
"Leo Rosner Leopold ""Leo"" Rosner (26 June 1918 – 10 October 2008) was a Polish-born Australian musician. Rosner, who was Jewish, survived the Holocaust in Nazi concentration camps during World War II by playing his accordion for Nazi officials. This earned the attention of Oskar Schindler, who saved his life by having him placed on his famous list. His story became known after Australian author Thomas Keneally's 1982 novel, ""Schindler's Ark"", was adapted into Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning film, ""Schindler's List"". He appeared in the epilogue of the film at the Schindler's grave on Mount Zion. Rosner was born in Kraków,"
"Clay's Ark Clay's Ark (1984) is a novel by American science fiction author Octavia E. Butler. The last published of her ""Patternist"" series, the novel serves as a prequel that accounts for the arrival of the Clay Ark disease that leads to the evolution of clayarks, the mutants that threaten human survival in the other books in the series. The novel is set in a near-future dystopia in which most people must live in gated communities or in armed nomadic groups called ""car families."" The novel traces the experiences of Blake Maslin, a physician living in Southern California, and his"
"$1.9 billion today.) Other high-performing films credited to him are ""Schindler's List"" (1993) and ""Back to the Future"" (1985). Sheinberg famously wanted to change the name from ""Back to the Future"" to ""Space Man From Pluto"" despite the film having nothing to do with outer space, spacemen, or the dwarf planet Pluto. In 1982, Thomas Keneally published his historical novel ""Schindler's Ark"", which he wrote after a chance meeting with Pfefferberg in Los Angeles in 1980. Sheinberg sent director Spielberg a copy of the book along with a ""New York Times"" review. Sheinberg greenlit the film on condition that Spielberg"
"Hilary Mantel Dame Hilary Mary Mantel, ( ; née Thompson; born 6 July 1952) is an English writer whose work includes personal memoirs, short stories, and historical fiction. She has twice been awarded the Booker Prize, the first for the 2009 novel ""Wolf Hall"", a fictional account of Thomas Cromwell's rise to power in the court of Henry VIII, and the second for the 2012 novel ""Bring Up the Bodies"", the second instalment of the Cromwell trilogy. Mantel was the first woman to receive the award twice, following in the footsteps of J. M. Coetzee, Peter Carey and J. G."
"David Hatcher Childress David Hatcher Childress (born June 1, 1957) is an American author, and the owner of Adventures Unlimited Press, a publishing house established in 1984 specializing in books on unusual topics such as ancient mysteries, unexplained phenomena, alternative history, and historical revisionism. His own works primarily concentrate on lost cities such as Atlantis and Lemuria, pole shifts, the hollow earth, pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact, suppressed technology, Nikola Tesla, free energy, UFOs and ancient astronauts, anti-gravity, vimana aircraft, and secret societies including the Knights Templar. More recently, he has written on time travel and cryptozoology phenomena such as the yeti"
"off the train. When Thomas Keneally's 1982 novel ""Schindler's Ark"" was adapted into the movie Schindler's List, Bankier's historical role was combined composite character, along with the historical roles of Itzhak Stern and Mietek Pemper into a character called ""Itzhak Stern"". This was a distortion, most likely caused by the fact that most of Keneally's and Spielberg's historical witnesses knew Schindler from his subsequent time in Brünnlitz, not in Kraków, where most of the film transpired, and Bankier did much of his work. According to American Holocaust historian David M. Crowe: Bankier’s skills as a businessman and a black marketeer"
"Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman, 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and films. His works include the comic book series ""The Sandman"" and novels ""Stardust"", ""American Gods"", ""Coraline"", and ""The Graveyard Book"". He has won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards, as well as the Newbery and Carnegie medals. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, ""The Graveyard Book"" (2008). In 2013, ""The Ocean at the End of"