Thomas Keneally is the Booker Prize-winning author of Schindler's Ark, which was later adapted to Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
In this book titled: "The Great Shame - A story of the Irish in the old world and the new", Keneally looks at the historical causes of the 19th century tragedy in Ireland, which saw the Irish population halved due to famine, emigration and deportation to penal colonies in Australia.
'...a grandly conceived and prodigiously researched homage to his Irish forebears' said The Age.
This book is personally inscribed and signed by the author on the title page, making it a unique collector's item.
The Great Shame - A story of the Irish in the old world and the new
Title: The Great Shame - A story of the Irish in the old world and the new
Author: Thomas Michael Mick Keneally, AO
Edition: First Edition
Signed: Personally inscribed and signed by the author
Publication Date: 1998
Publisher: Random House, Sydney, Australia
Binding: Hardcover, black boards with title written in gold gilt writing on spine
Pages: 731 pages
Dust Jacket: Yes, in good condition. Slight tear to upper edge near spine. Some creasing to edges of dustjacket consistent with normal shel wear
Condition: Used book. In very good condition. Tight binding. No marks, tears or foxing
ISBN: 0091837367
Dimensions: 24 cm x 16 cm x 6 cm
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