by Jim Crace · Gradiva · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789726626411
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«Quarentena» is the literary fiction novel by Jim Crace, published by Gradiva in paperback (224 pages, in Portuguese).
Naturalistic recreation of Jesus's forty days in the Judean desert: his retreat in a cave, encounters with hermits and travelers, fasting, isolation and temptations, all narrated without miracles. Crace explores the protagonist's faith, endurance and physical frailty with elegant, restrained prose.
Novel winner of the Whitbread Award in 1997 and finalist for the Booker Prize; originally published as Quarantine. Portuguese translation by Maria do Rosário Monteiro.
Suitable for readers of historical and literary fiction interested in a non-miraculous retelling of a biblical episode.
James Crace is an English novelist, playwright and short story writer. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1999, Crace was born in Hertfordshire and has lectured at the University of Texas at Austin. His novels have been translated into 28 languages—including Norwegian, Japanese, Portuguese and Hebrew.
