This account provides an introduction to Keneally's novels, exploring them in the context of the author's personal and national background. A discussion of four key works, including the Booker prize-winning Schindler's Ark, focuses on such issues as post-colonialism, the use of violence in literature and attitudes to outside cultures. The account also addresses wider issues raised by Keneally's fictional priorities and techniques, examining the way in which his reliance on historical sources reflects the problematic nature of current attitudes to history and the past. This book is mainly for sixth form students and undergraduates (mainly first and second year) in English Literature.