| The Survivor | |
| Author: | Thomas Keneally |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Angus and Robertson, Australia |
| Release Date: | 1969 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages: | 282 |
| Isbn: | 0-207-95312-0 |
| Dewey: | 823 |
| Congress: | PZ4.K336 Su PR9619.3.K46 |
| Oclc: | 79598 |
| 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.
The book was originally called On Ice.
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.[2]
The book was dedicated to W. H. Crook.
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "this rich, indigestible plumb of a book."
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."[3]
Captain Cook Bicentenary Awards, Novel Section, 1970: joint winner with Barry Oakley's Let's Hear it for Predergast.[4] [5]