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jim crace at the 2009 texas book festival . james crace st albans , hertfordshire , england , uk 200px english 1 march 1946 1974 -- present realistic fiction , historical fiction jim crace 2009.jpg jim crace
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jim crace

james `` jim '' crace -lrb- born 1 march 1946 -rrb- is an award-winning english writer .
his novels include `` quarantine '' , which was judged whitbread novel of 1998 , and `` harvest '' , which won the 2015 international impac dublin literary award , the 2013 james tait black memorial prize , and was shortlisted for the 2013 man booker prize .
