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 h...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.