One of Australia’s leading literary figures, Thomas Keneally has won international acclaim with his novels Schindler’s List (winner of the Booker Prize), The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Confederates, and Gossip from the Forest, among others. His most recent works include the novels The Playmaker (which was adapted for the stage and ran on Broadway), To Asmara, and Flying Hero Class, and two travel books: Now and in Time to Come, about Ireland, and The Place Where Souls Are Born, about the American Southwest. He has served on numerous government councils and commissions in Australia and has taught at universities there and in the United States. Currently he is a Distinguished Professor in the English Department at the University of California, Irvine. Thomas Keneally is married and has two daughters. He divides his time between California and Sydney.