Annotation
Jim Crace's novel is the brilliantly imagined story of Christ's forty days in the wilderness, a tale of three men, two women, and a curious wanderer whose peculiar fate is transformed into legend. Dazzling, gritty, and utterly compelling,Quarantineis a work at once timeless and timely - a parable for the ages.
Awards
1997 Costa Book Awards
1998 New York Times Notable Books of the Year
Characters
| Name | Musa |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Traits | Married |
| Wealthy | |
| Terminally ill | |
| Obese | |
| Name | Mari |
| Gender | Female |
| Traits | Married |
| Pregnant | |
| Name | Marta |
| Gender | Female |
| Traits | Married |
| Childless | |
| Name | Aphas |
| Gender | Male |
| Name | Jesus |
| Gender | Male |
| Trait | Galilean |
| Genre | Christian Alternative history Fiction |
| Topics | Oppression Healing Temptation Survival Spiritual journeys Good vs. evil |
| Setting | Judea Desert Wilderness |