Jim Crace

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born

in Hertfordshire, England, The United Kingdom

March 01, 1946

gender

male

website

http://www.jim-crace.com

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Literature & Fiction

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James "Jim" Crace is a contemporary English writer. The winner of numerous awards, Crace also has a large popular following. He currently lives in the Moseley area of Birmingham with his wife. They have two children, Thomas Charles Crace (born 1981) and the actress Lauren Rose Crace, who played Danielle Jones in EastEnders.

Crace grew up with his siblings Richard, Cyril, and Graham in Forty Hill, an area at the far northern point of Greater London, close to Enfield where Crace attended Enfield Grammar School. He studied for a degree at the Birmingham College of Commerce (now part of Birmingham City University), where he was enrolled as an external student of the University of London. After securing a BA (Hons) in English Literature in 1968,...more

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Average rating: 3.59 · 6,442 ratings · 885 reviews · 15 distinct works · Similar authors

	Being Dead 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 2,245 ratings — published 1999 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quarantine 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 1,274 ratings — published 1997 — 18 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pesthouse 3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 1,269 ratings — published 2007 — 26 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Devil's Larder 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 391 ratings — published 2001 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gift Of Stones 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 319 ratings — published 1988 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harvest 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 243 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arcadia 3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 181 ratings — published 1992 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Continent 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 1986 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Signals of Distress: A Novel 3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1994 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All That Follows 2.81 of 5 stars 2.81 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2010 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Jim Crace

“There is no remedy for death--or birth--except to hug the spaces in between. Live loud. Live wide. Live tall.”
― Jim Crace, Being Dead

15 people liked it

“...crushed between the fears of going forward and the dread of going back.”
― Jim Crace, The Pesthouse

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“There's solace in the thought that I will never finish missing her.”
― Jim Crace, Harvest

tags: loss, missing-someone

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