Three Cheers for the Paraclete

Three Cheers for the Paraclete (1968) is a novel by the Australian author Thomas Keneally. It won the Miles Franklin Award in 1968.

Three Cheers for the Paraclete
First edition
AuthorThomas Keneally
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAngus and Robertson, Australia
Publication date
1968
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages240 pp
ISBN0-207-95046-6
OCLC40233
823
LC ClassPZ4.K336 Th PR9619.3.K46
Preceded byBring Larks and Heroes 
Followed byThe Survivor 

Story outline

After studying overseas for some years a young priest, James Maitland, returns to Australia to teach at a seminary.

Critical reception

In The Canberra Times, John N. Molony is impressed with the book but finds a number of problems with it: "The heart of the novel is about belief, but for this reviewer the transplant didn't work. It is hard to say about a Keneally that his theme was too big for him and that he couldn't incarnate his problem in living characters. Yet in this instance they do not measure up."[1]

Kirkus Reviews found something more in the book: 'Keneally's rather existential points are made with delicacy, at times with a warm, broad humor, and Father James is a vigorous, attractive priest. A thoughtful and sentient book."[2]

Awards and nominations
  • Miles Franklin Literary Award, 1968: winner
  • C. Weichhardt Award for Australian Literature, 1969: winner
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References
  1. "Keneally tackles a vast subject" by John N. Molony, The Canberra Times, 19 October 1968, p14
  2. "Three Cheers for the Paraclete by Thomas Keneally", Kirkus Reviews, 21 March 1969
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Bring Larks and Heroes		 Miles Franklin Award recipient
1968		 Succeeded by
Clean Straw for Nothing


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