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Jim Crace

    March 1, 1946

    James Crace crafts luminous prose that explores the tension between the individual and the forces of change, often focusing on societal shifts and the impact of civilization. His distinctive style employs vivid imagery and sharp psychological insight to dissect human experience and motivation. Crace's work challenges readers to contemplate the nature of progress and its consequences, solidifying his reputation as a significant voice in contemporary literature. His narratives resonate with a profound understanding of the human condition, making his contributions essential reading.

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    Being Dead
    Quarantine
    Harvest
    Signals of Distress
    The Gift of Stones
    • From the twice Booker-shortlisted author of &i;>Harvest &/i>and &i;>Quarantine&/i>, a spellbinding fable about love, fear and where authority lies.

      eden2022
      3.4
    • Harvest

      Man Booker Prize Finalist

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      In a remote English village, the morning after harvest begins with anticipation of rest and celebration, but the appearance of two mysterious columns of smoke disrupts the peace. This unsettling phenomenon ignites alarm and suspicion among the villagers, hinting at deeper troubles that may unravel their idyllic lives. The story explores themes of community, fear, and the unknown as the villagers confront the implications of this ominous sign.

      Harvest2013
      3.7
    • Six

      • 282 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      Raunchy, revelatory and beautifully refined, 'Six' charts the sexual history of a loving, baffled man, the sexual emancipation of a city, and the sexual ambiguities of humankind.

      Six2004
      2.9
    • Satans Speisekammer

      • 207 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Flitterwochen: Ein Musiklehrer und seine junge Frau beschließen, den Vollzug ihrer Ehe noch eine Weile hinauszuzögern: Sie ziehen sich in eine Hütte zurück und leben nur von dem, was sie sammeln und jagen können - bis sie ein Kraut finden, das ein starkes Aphrodisiakum enthält ... In einer anderen Geschichte entwickelt sich eine Einladung zum Käsefondue zum regelrechten Strip-Abend, mit geschmolzenem Käse auf der Haut ... Die sinnlich-appetitlichen Episoden von Jim Graces neuestem Werk nehmen oft überraschende Wendungen hin zum Bizarren und Provokanten. Ein Erlebnis der besonderen Art. Ein überirdischer Genuss eben, wie er sich zum Beispiel in Geschichte 64 manifestiert: "Ach, Süße!"

      Satans Speisekammer2002
    • The Death of Vishnu

      • 329 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      “Enchanting. . . . Suri’s novel achieves an eerie and memorable transcendence.”—TimeIn Manil Suri’s debut novel, Vishnu, the odd-job man, lies dying on the staircase of an apartment building while around him unfold the lives of its inhabitants: warring housewives, lovesick teenagers, a grieving widower. In a fevered state, Vishnu looks back on his love affair with the seductive Padmini and wonders if he might actually be the god Vishnu, guardian of the entire universe.

      The Death of Vishnu2001
      3.7
    • In Arkadien

      • 350 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Von Kindesbeinen an hat sich Victor auf dem Markt seinen Lebensunterhalt verdient-mit Eiern seiner Tante.Heute ist er Herr über ein ganzes Imperium und kann voller Stolz auf ein ungewöhnliches Leben zurückblicken.Und doch hat er noch einen letzten großen Traum:Er will auf dem Marktplatz seiner Stadt ein monumentales,glasüberdachtes Einkaufszentrum errichten-sein Arkadien.Allerdings hat Victor die Rechnung ohne seinen langjährigen Vertrauten Rabe gemacht,der plötzlich zu einem erbitterten Gegner wird...

      In Arkadien2000
    • The author ponders the redemptive power of secular love in this novel. Their bodies had expired, but anyone looking at them could see that Joseph and Celice were still devoted, the couple seemed to have achieved a peace the world denies, a period of grace, defying even murder. They were still man and wife, quietly resting, dead but not yet departed

      Being Dead1999
      3.7
    • Hell is other people... 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 40 days, a Galilean who they say has the power to work miracles... Here, trapped in the wilderness, their terrifying battle for survival begins.

      Quarantine1997
      3.7