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The Guardian - AU
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Sian Cain

Thomas Keneally shares $50,000 book prize with fellow nominees

Thomas Keneally, Australian novelist, playwright, and essayist.
‘We need to win a prize occasionally’: Thomas Keneally, the Australian novelist, playwright and essayist, won the ARA Historical Novel prize on Thursday for his latest novel Corporal Hitler’s Pistol. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

Thomas Keneally, one of Australia’s most acclaimed novelists, says he will share a $50,000 literary prize with his fellow nominees.

The 87-year-old novelist, who has previously won the Man Booker prize and the Miles Franklin, was announced on Thursday as the winner of the ARA Historical Novel prize for his latest novel Corporal Hitler’s Pistol.

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