The People's Train

The People's Train

Author	Tom Keneally
Country	Australia
Language	English
Publisher	Vintage, Australia
Publication date	2009
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	408
ISBN	9781741667431
Preceded by	The Widow and Her Hero
Followed by	The Daughters of Mars

The People's Train is a 2009 novel by Australian novelist Tom Keneally.

Plot summary

The novel is a fictionalised account of the Australian life of Artem Sergeiv, a Russian émigré to Australia who would later play a significant role in Lenin’s government.

Reviews

The Guardian^[1]
The Telegraph^[2]

Awards and nominations

2010 shortlisted Commonwealth Writers' Prize South East Asia and South Pacific Region — Best Book
2010 longlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award

References

↑ The Guardian, "The People's Train by Thomas Keneally - review" by Giles Foden, 5 September 2009
↑ The Telegraph, "The People's Train by Thomas Keneally: review" by Edward McGown, 5 October 2009

External links

The author discussed the novel on Random Book Talk Random Book Talk

Novels by Thomas Keneally

The Place at Whitton (1964)
The Fear (1965)
Bring Larks and Heroes (1967)
Three Cheers for the Paraclete (1968)
The Survivor (1969)
A Dutiful Daughter (1971)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1972)
Blood Red, Sister Rose (1974)
Gossip from the Forest (1975)
Season in Purgatory (1976)
A Victim of the Aurora (1978)
Passenger (1979)
Confederates (1979)
The Cut-Rate Kingdom (1980)
Schindler's Ark (1982)
A Family Madness (1985)
The Playmaker (1987)
Act of Grace (1985)
By the Line (1989)
Towards Asmara (1989)
Flying Hero Class (1991)
Chief of Staff (1991)
Woman of the Inner Sea (1993)
Jacko: The Great Intruder (1993)
A River Town (1995)
Bettany's Book (2000)
An Angel in Australia (2000)
The Tyrant's Novel (2003)
The Widow and Her Hero (2007)
The People's Train (2009)
The Daughters of Mars (2012)
Shame and the Captives (2014)
Napoleon's Last island (2015)

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