Schindler's Ark, also known as Schindler's List, is a historical novel by Australian author 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 themes of heroism, morality, and the capacity for good in the face of evil. Schindler's Ark won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1982 and has been adapted into the critically acclaimed film Schindler's List.