In 1982 , his book Schindler 's Ark , won the Booker Prize . This was made into a movie , Schindler 's List , in 1993 . He is most famous for his Schindler 's Ark ( 1982 ) ( later republished as Schindler 's List ) , which won the Booker Prize and is the basis of the film Schindler 's List .