Schindler's Ark, also known as Schindler's List, is a historical drama novel written by Thomas Keneally. It tells the true story of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman who saved the lives of over a thousand Jewish refugees during the Holocaust. The novel explores Schindler's transformation from a profit-driven entrepreneur to a compassionate savior. Schindler's Ark won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1982 and has been adapted into the critically acclaimed film Schindler's List.