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An Angel in Australia
	First edition
Author	Thomas Keneally
Language	English
Genre	Novel
Publisher	Doubleday, Australia
Publication date	2002
Publication place	Australia
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	336 pp
ISBN	1-86471-001-2
OCLC	51088306
Dewey Decimal	823/.914 21
LC Class	PR9619.3.K46 A84 2002
Preceded by	Bettany's Book
Followed by	The 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

An Angel in Australia, 2002, Australia, Doubleday Australia ISBN 978-1-864-71001-4 ^[2]
The Office of Innocence, 2002, England, Sceptre ISBN 978-0-340-62473-9 ^[3]
Office of Innocence, 2003, USA, Nan A. Talese/Doubleday ISBN 978-0-385-50763-9^[4]

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

International Dublin Literary Award: nominated 2004^[8]
Miles Franklin Award: shortlisted 2003^[9]

References

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

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[Austlit-1] "Austlit - An Angel in Australia". Austlit. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

[NLA1-2] "An Angel in Australia (Doubleday)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

[NLA2-3] "The Office of Innocence (Sceptre)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

[NLA3-4] "Office of Innocence (Doubleday)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

[ABR122002-5] 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.

[impac-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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