An Angel in Australia

An Angel in Australia is a 2002 novel by Thomas Keneally.^[1]

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

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]