Yannick Haenel: Jan Karski, The Messenger

Published to immense acclaim in France, under the title Jan Karski, The Messenger is a compelling and tragic story. An extraordinary novelised biography by Yannick Haenel about a man’s moral courage and our collective humanity, with parallels to Thomas Keneally’s Schindler’s Ark and WG Sebald’s Austerlitz. Yannick Haenel speaks with Mark Baker, Director of the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University.

Presented with the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University.

Presenters

Yannick Haenel

Yannick Haenel is an award winning French novelist.

Mark Baker

Mark Baker is director of the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation and an associate professor at Monash University.