An Angel in Australia

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

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
• The Office of Innocence, 2002, England, Sceptre
• Office of Innocence, 2003, USA, Nan A. Talese/Doubleday

Reception

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

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

Awards and nominations

• International Dublin Literary Award: nominated 2004
• Miles Franklin Award: shortlisted 2003

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