Harvest (Crace novel)

Harvest is a novel by Jim Crace, published in 2013 by Picador.[1][2][3] Crace has stated that Harvest would be his final novel.[4]

Harvest was shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize,[5] shortlisted for the inaugural Goldsmiths Prize,[6][7] shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize (2014),[8] and won the 2013 James Tait Black Memorial Prize[9] and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2015.[10]

Plot summary

Harvest tells the story of a remote English village as economic progress disrupts pastoral idyll following the Enclosure Act. The protagonist, Walter Thirsk, tells the story from his perspective, but in fact is rarely present when the events of the novel take place due to his injury that he sustains at the beginning of the novel. The story begins with the arrival of some strangers to the bounds of the village. Following the burning of the stables, a scapegoat is required as no-one wants to admit that one of their own was responsible. Hence a mob sets out in order to find evidence to blame these new arrivals. After a brief altercation with the strangers, they are arrested by Master Kent and chained to the pillory for the week. The woman travelling with them is shaved of her hair, and expected to be submissive to the men of the village.

References

  1. ↑ Jordan, Justine (14 February 2013). "Harvest by Jim Crace – review | Books | The Guardian". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Tonkin, Boyd (15 February 2013). "Harvest, By Jim Crace - Reviews - Books - The Independent". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Womack, Philip (27 February 2013). "Review: Harvest by Jim Crace - Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Clee, Nicholas (24 February 2013). "Harvest by Jim Crace – review | Books | The Observer". The Observer. Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "BBC News - Man Booker Prize 2013: Toibin and Crace lead shortlist". BBC News. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Jim Crace makes Goldsmiths Prize shortlist". BBC news. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Shortlist 2013". Goldsmiths Prize. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Walter Scott Prize Shortlist 2014". Walter Scott Prize. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Authors join book prize's hall of fame". University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Irish Times - Jim Crace wins IMPAC award for outstanding Harvest". Irish Times. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
Awards
Preceded by
The Sound of Things Falling		 International Dublin Literary Award recipient
2015 		Succeeded by
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