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Philip Tew's study is the first extended critical examination of Crace's oeuvre and is based on extensive interviews with the novelist, including discussions of his work from his first worldwide bestseller Continent (1986) up to The Pesthouse (2007). -- .

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Prologue
1. Exploring Craceland
2. Changing communities: Continent (1986) & The Gift of Stones (1988)
3. Parables of distress: Arcadia (1992) & Signals of Distress (1994)
4. Death, belief and nature: Quarantine (1997) & Being Dead (1999)
5. Excess and the uncanny: The Devil’s Larder (2001), & Six, [Genesis] (2003)
Addendum: The Pesthouse (2007)

Jim Crace

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      Publisher Manchester University Press
      Published 10/30/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780719069130
      978-0719069130
      ISBN-10 0719069130

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Philip Tew's study is the first extended critical examination of Crace's oeuvre and is based on extensive interviews with the novelist, including discussions of his work from his first worldwide bestseller Continent (1986) up to The Pesthouse (2007). -- .

      Table of Contents

      Prologue
      1. Exploring Craceland
      2. Changing communities: Continent (1986) & The Gift of Stones (1988)
      3. Parables of distress: Arcadia (1992) & Signals of Distress (1994)
      4. Death, belief and nature: Quarantine (1997) & Being Dead (1999)
      5. Excess and the uncanny: The Devil’s Larder (2001), & Six, [Genesis] (2003)
      Addendum: The Pesthouse (2007)

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