The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

For the film, see The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (film).
The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith
First edition
AuthorThomas Keneally
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherAngus and Robertson, Australia
Publication date
1972
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint
Pages178 pp
ISBN0207123756

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith is a 1972 Booker Prize-nominated Australian novel by Thomas Keneally,[1] and a 1978 Australian film of the same name directed by Fred Schepisi.[2] The novel is based on the life of bushranger Jimmy Governor, the subject of an earlier book by Frank Clune.[3]

  1. ^ National Library of Australia - The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith by Thomas Keneally
  2. ^ IMDB - The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
  3. ^ "Jimmy Governor : The True Story". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 2021-05-25.