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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
A true story of a life saver, 25 Sep 2002
This is Oskar Schindler' story. A story of determination, strength and courage in the face of adversity. Schindler was a German businessman and Nazi party member. Wealthy and successful, he decided to set up a factory in Poland producing supplies for the German army in Russia. He would employ Jews.Initially, you do not picture Schindler as a philanthropist. He is an entrepreneur, his passion is money and the full enjoyment of life in luxury. As the story progresses, and he witnesses atrocities and acts of inhumanity towards the Jews, he uses his own money to bribe the SS and Police and to buy Jews to work for him, thus saving them from a very uncertain future in the hands of the SS. As the rest of the world stood by and did little, we learn of one man's quest to do as much as he could for those in his care.
It is not fair to say that others did not help, but Schindler clearly went further than most. This is a moving and heartbreaking story. In the end, Schindler made an enormous personal sacrifice, and put himself in danger to save those his countrymen were murdering. He saved one thousand lives. The death of Oscar Schindler was mourned by Jewish communities worldwide. This story was the inspiration for the acclaimed film Schindler's List' starring Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley and Ralph Fiennes. The film is as good as the book.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
An terrifying, moving novel, 21 Nov 2001
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I watched Schindlers List, and decided to read the book that inspired the film. The attention to detail in extraordinary, and Keneally draws you into the terrifying, upside down world of Cracow during WW2. What really gets to you is how the corrupt Nazi machine, slowly ratchet the Jews towards their awful fate, and how evil seems to be accepted and tolerated almost without question. Schindler's complex character dominates the story, as his sheer force of charisma keeps the hopes of the Pfferbergs, Sterns, Bankiers and the workers in his plant alive. A great book that can't fail to affect the reader very deeply.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
Nothing short of a masterpiece., 29 Sep 2000
By A Customer
From the pen of one of Australia's finest authors, Schindlewr's Ark is a compelling and powerful novel based on the life and remakable deeds of a roguish businessman with a conscience. A man who takes it upon himself to employ his cunning and tenacity to the full in order to save 1000 jews from the death camps during the war. The research that went into this book is impressive, and the writing as ever, eloquent. The true story is extraordinary in itself; in the hands of Keneally it is gripping. One can't help feeling that it is works of this calibre that help keep the memories of the The Third Reich's innocent victims alive today.
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