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Survival and redemption in ancient Judean desert.

"Quarantine" plunges you into an unforgiving historical landscape, interweaving the lives of its flawed yet compelling characters with the evocative power of Crace's prose. The book may resonate deeply if you're fascinated by human resilience and the existential struggles within historic spiritual settings. It's like embarking on a pilgrimage through the pages, one that promises to confront the very essence of faith and humanity.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (1997)
  • Whitbread Award for Novel (1997)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee for Shortlist (1999)
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ISBN: 9780140274608
Authors: Jim Crace
Date of Publication: 1997-10-30
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Literature, World War II, Philosophy
Goodreads rating: 3.68
(rated by 4031 readers)

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Man Booker Prize Nominee (1997) Two thousand years ago four travellers enter the Judean desert to fast and pray for their lost souls. In the blistering heat and barren rocks they encounter the evil merchant Musa — madman, sadist, rapist, even a Satan — who holds them in his tyrannical power. Yet there is also another, a faint figure in the distance, fasting for forty days, a Galilean who they say has the power to work miracles... Here, trapped in the wilderness, their terrifying battle for survival begins...
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Survival and redemption in ancient Judean desert.

"Quarantine" plunges you into an unforgiving historical landscape, interweaving the lives of its flawed yet compelling characters with the evocative power of Crace's prose. The book may resonate deeply if you're fascinated by human resilience and the existential struggles within historic spiritual settings. It's like embarking on a pilgrimage through the pages, one that promises to confront the very essence of faith and humanity.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (1997)
  • Whitbread Award for Novel (1997)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee for Shortlist (1999)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.