
Synopsis
*Winner of the Whitbread Novel Award*
*Shortlisted for the Booker Prize*
‘Dazzling, gritty brilliance’ – Sunday Times
‘Completely captivating’ – Literary Review
Jim Crace's provocative retelling of Jesus' forty day fast in the desert is a classic that tampers with tradition. Moving and fascinating in equal measure, Quarantine is a stunningly realized novel from one of the great writers of our time.
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Details
256 pages
Imprint: Picador
Reviews
One of the finest novels I’ve read in yearsThe Times
Completely captivatingLiterary Review
Absolutely compellingObserver
‘Dazzling, gritty brilliance. This is a novel of scorching distinction’Sunday Times