 First edition | |
| Author | Thomas Keneally |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Angus and Robertson, Australia |
Publication date | 1969 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 282 |
| ISBN | 0-207-95312-0 |
| OCLC | 79598 |
| 823 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.K336 Su PR9619.3.K46 |
| Preceded by | Three Cheers for the Paraclete |
| Followed by | A Dutiful Daughter |
The Survivor is a 1969 novel by Australian author Thomas Keneally. [1]
Alec Ramsey talks about a mission to Antarctica in the 1920s of which he was a survivor. He feels guilt over the death of the expedition leader, Leeming.
Ramsey had an affair with Leeming's wife and is torn with guilt over it. [2]
The book was originally called On Ice. [3]
Keneally's research included travelling to Antarctica on a US Navy ship. It was also based on his experience of being a university lecturer in Armidale. [3]
The book was dedicated to W. H. Crook.
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "this rich, indigestible plumb of a book." [3]
The Canberra Times said "the book is immensely entertaining. It has a pleasantly intriguing story to tell, with plenty of suspense and much highly diverting academic comedy." [4]
Captain Cook Bicentenary Awards, Novel Section, 1970: joint winner with Barry Oakley's Let's Hear it for Predergast. [5] [6]
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