"Schindler’s List" is a historical novel by Australian author Thomas Keneally, originally titled "Schindler’s Ark." It tells the remarkable true story of Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist and member of the Nazi Party who saved over 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust. Through dramatic storytelling, Keneally explores themes of good versus evil, complicity, and the horrors of the Holocaust. The novel won the Booker Prize in 1982 and the LA Times Prize for Fiction in 1983. Steven Spielberg adapted it into a widely acclaimed film in 1993, bringing Schindler's story to global attention. Born into a Sudetendeutsche family, Schindler joined the Abwehr in 1936 and later aligned himself with the Nazi Party. He acquired an enamel factory in Cracow, Poland, where he employed Jewish workers. As Nazi atrocities escalated, Schindler risked his life to protect his employees, ultimately relocating them to safety in Brinnlitz. After the war, Schindler faced harassment but was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations by the Israeli government. He died in 1974, leaving behind a legacy of heroism and compassion.
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