Crace

Crace

Jim Crace (* 1. März 1946 in Hertfordshire, England) ist ein britischer Schriftsteller. Er lebt in der Nähe von Birmingham.

Crace, der zu den bedeutendsten britischen Autoren der Gegenwart zählt, schrieb bisher sieben Romane und erhielt nahezu alle namhaften angelsächsischen Literaturpreise.

Bevor er als freier Autor arbeitete, verbrachte er einige Jahre in Afrika, im Sudan und in Botswana.

Werke

  • Stadt der Küsse (2004) ISBN 3896672606
  • Satans Speisekammer, (OT The Devil's Larder, 2001), 2002; ISBN 3813502015
  • Ein Mann, eine Frau und der Tod (2000), ISBN 3813501744
  • Die Versuchung in der Wüste (1998) ISBN 3896670743

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