Quarantine
#1317 of 8,085 books · #214 in Historical Fiction
Shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award (1999) and the Booker Prize (1997).
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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