This is a unique essay collection on Jim Crace, locating his writing within contemporary philosophical, cultural and political debates. This timely first critical collection of essays on Crace's work provides a retrospective on his work to date, locating his work within a number of contemporary interdisciplinary critical and cultural perspectives and concerns, including post-humanism, post-millennial pastoralism, post-post feminism and gender, intersections between science and literary theory, environmental politics, the symbiotics of authorial and critical archival work, and the context of the burgeoning world of literary prizes. It includes additional contextual material in the form of an interview with Jim Crace and the re-publication of a seminal critical essay on "Craceland" by Adam Begley. As such this critical essay collection will be essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary fiction, and Crace's unique writing.

Katy Shaw leads research into twenty-first century writings at Northumbria University, UK. Her research interests include contemporary literature, genre fiction and the languages of comedy. Katy is an expert in twenty-first century literature. She is a public intellectual, literary festival host, and media presenter.

Kate Aughterson is Principal Lecturer and Course Leader in English Literature at the University of Brighton, UK. Her research interests include early modern drama, women writers, genre and rhetoric from Shakespeare, through Behn to Atwood and McBride.

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