Quarantine
An account of Jesus' forty days in the wilderness, and of the people in the Judean desert who meet the strange Galilean on his quest. A trader and his pregnant wife are stranded near the caves where four pilgrims and Jesus arrive to make a retreat. Each of them is affected by Jesus' presence. Quarantine won the Whitbread Novel of the Year in 1997.
- Publisher
- Viking
- ISBN-13
- 9780140274608
- Genre
- Topics
- Spirituality and faithDesert survivalHuman nature and temptation
Awards
- International Dublin Literary AwardShortlistedMajor(1999)
- The Booker PrizeShortlistedMajor(1997)
Other awarded books from Jim Crace
- Harvest (2013)2 wins · 31 score
- Being Dead (2011)1 win · 12 score
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