num_pages: 184
description: The extraordinary Booker Prize shortlisted story of a black man's revenge against an unjust and intolerant society. Thomas Keneally was born in Sydney Australia in 1935. He studied to be a Catholic priest but abandoned his vocation to take up teaching and writing. He is the author of numerous works of fiction and non-fiction including Schindlers Ark which won the Booker Prize in 1982 and was made into a successful film.
language: English
title: The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
titlecomplete: The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
genres: Historical, Literature, 20th Century, Audiobook, Classics, Literary Fiction, Novels, Australia, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 1735
places: Australia
awards: awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 94723200000
name: W.H. Heinemann Award
publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers PTY Limited