The Gift of Stones

By: Jim Crace

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Paperback | 4 January 2008 | Edition Number 1

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âThe intense story of the pre-historical moment when stone yielded to bronze . . . Crace is a virtuosoâ Frank Kermode, New York Times

A coastal community live prosperously crafting fine stone tools. But their proud insularity is breached by raiders, and in the violence a boy loses his arm. Useless as a knapper, he finds a role as the village storyteller, roaming far and returning home with fantastically embellished tales. When the arrival of a new metal threatens all their livelihoods, his fearless imagination becomes a lifesaving gift.

âHis style is as simple as it is beautiful . . . Crace reveals the dignity in human labour and the power of the passing of timeâ

Herald

âA deceptively simple book that explores profound ideas with a rare delicacy of touchâ Los Angeles Times

âBewitching . . . brings a lost world to life and imbues it with a sense of wonderâ Sunday Times

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