An Angel in Australia
First edition
AuthorThomas Keneally
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherDoubleday, Australia
Publication date
2002
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages336 pp
ISBN1-86471-001-2
OCLC51088306
823/.914 21
LC ClassPR9619.3.K46 A84 2002
Preceded byBettany's Book 
Followed byThe Tyrant's Novel 

An Angel in Australia is a 2002 novel by Thomas Keneally.[1]

Abstract

Set in Australia during World War II, it follows the life of a young Catholic priest, Father Frank Darragh, in 1940s Sydney.

Publication history

Reception

A review in the Australian Book Review called it "an oxymoronic book — a subdued novel",[5] and further "Its accent is meditative, its notes of sadness leavened by the resilient self-regard of the characters he [Keneally] has mustered.".[5]

An Angel in Australia has also been reviewed by The Sydney Morning Herald,[6] and The New York Times.[7]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ "Austlit - An Angel in Australia". Austlit. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. ^ "An Angel in Australia (Doubleday)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ^ "The Office of Innocence (Sceptre)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Office of Innocence (Doubleday)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b Peter Pierce (December 2002). "Safety in Seminaries" (PDF). Australian Book Review. No. 247. Australian Book Review Inc. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  6. ^ "An Angel in Australia (subscription required)". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 October 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. ^ Paul Buchanan (16 March 2003). "Father Knows Least". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  8. ^ The 2004 Award Archived November 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "An Angel in Australia, by Tom Keneally". ANZ LitLovers LitBlog. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-08-26.


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