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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionseBook editionsQuarantineby Jim Crace
AwardsWinner of the Whitbread Novel of the Year 1999
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:A controversial novel of faith and mystery about a group of desert travellers and their encounter with Jesus. Quarantine is Jim Crace's imaginative and powerful retelling of Christ's fabled 40-day fast in the desert. In Crace's account, Jesus travels to a cluster of arid caves where he crosses paths with a small group of exiles who are on a pilgrimage to find redemption. One wealthy and manipulative quarantiner recognizes characteristics in Christ that he believes are divine. Evoking the strangeness and beauty of the desert landscape, Crace provocatively interprets one of our most important stories. Review:"The ways in which Crace has the six desert dwellers interrelate with each other and with Jesus are spellbinding; the book is a superbly crafted combination of historical and inspirational fiction that is genuinely unique." Publishers Weekly Review:"Stunning...Crace is a writer of hallucinatory skill." John Updike, The New Yorker Review:"Sure to please some readers, though the audience is bound to be small." Library Journal Review:Not just solid but engaging. The allegory may be either magical or ironic...but never portentous or grandiloquent. There is wit and meat in every detail." The Los Angeles Times Sunday Book Review Review:"A flawlessly presented tale...that opens a window on human aspiration and folly, its revelations full of grit and glory." Kirkus Reviews Review:"This novel is a high-wire act, a tour de force, a garment expertly tailored from materials of the highest quality." The Washington Post Book World Synopsis:Quarantine is an imaginative and powerful retelling of Christ's fabled forty-day fast in the desert. In Jim Crace's account, Jesus travels to a cluster of arid caves, where he crosses paths with a small group of exiles and changes their lives in unexpected ways. Evoking the strangeness and beauty of the desert landscape, Crace provocatively interprets one of our most important stories. About the AuthorJim Crace is the author of Continent, The Gift of Stones, Arcadia, Signals of Distress, Being Dead, and most recently The Devil's Larder. He has won the Whitbread First Novel Prize, the E. M. Forster Award, and the GAP International Prize for Literature. His novels have been translated into fourteen languages. He lives in Birmingham, England, with his wife and two children. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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