The Insult

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Title The Insult
Author Rupert Thomson
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher Bloomsbury
Released November 1996
Media type Print
Pages 416 pp
ISBN ISBN 978-0-7475-2601-8

The Insult is a fiction novel by Rupert Thomson. The novel describes the life of Martin Blom who is shot while walking to his car and consequently loses his sight. While being treated in a clinic, he regains his vision, but only at night. The book is written as a first-person narrative.

The novel's title refers to the shock of losing one's sight as the ultimate insult.

[edit] Awards and nominations

The Insult was shortlisted for the 1996 Guardian Fiction Prize.