The Outcast (Jones novel)
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| Author | Sadie Jones |
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| Language | English |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| ISBN | 9781784700799 |
The Outcast is the debut novel by British author Sadie Jones, published in 2007 by Chatto & Windus. In 2008, it won the Costa Book Award for First Novel and was shortlisted for the 2008 Women's Prize for Fiction. In 2015, it was adapted for television.
Summary
[edit]Set in the 1950s, The Outcast follows Lewis Aldridge, a man from a privileged family who later spent time in prison.
Reception
[edit]The Outcast was received positively by critics. The Guardian's review described at as "pure pleasure from captivating first page to teary romantic finish".[1]
Writing in The Independent, Hermione Eyre praised the novel's "clean and clear" prose but compared the protagonist unfavourably to Holden Caulfield.[2] Louisa Thomas, writing for The New York Times, wrote that "although 'The Outcast' doesn't feel original, it's consistently interesting."[3]
Awards
[edit]In 2008, The Outcast won the Costa Book Award for First Novel and was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction.[4]
TV adaptation
[edit]In 2015, BBC One broadcast a television adaptation of the novel.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Toms, Katie (2008-08-09). "The Outcast". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ Eyre, Hermione (2008-02-15). "The Outcast, by Sadie Jones". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ Thomas, Louisa (2008-07-13). "Ophelia's Child". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Sadie Jones". womensprize.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ "The Outcast review – 'I feared for Sadie Jones's adaptation of her perfect novel – but it is excellent". theguardian.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.