The Wilderness (Harvey novel)

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The Wilderness
The Wilderness book cover.jpg
Author Samantha Harvey
Audio read bySean Barrett
LanguageEnglish
Genre Literary fiction
Publisher Jonathan Cape (UK)
Nan A. Talese (US)
Publication date
5 February 2009 (UK)
17 February 2009 (US)
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint, audiobook, ebook, kindle, audible
Pages336 pp
ISBN 9780224086073
(hardcover 1st ed.)
OCLC 267171833
823/.92
LC Class PR6108.A7875 W55 2009

The Wilderness is a novel by British author Samantha Harvey, published in 2009 by Jonathan Cape. It was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

Contents

Overview

The story follows an ageing architect, Jake, who is suffering from Alzheimer's. Jake attempts to deal with his condition as his life deteriorates.

Reception

The Wilderness received mostly positive reviews from critics. In a review for The Observer , Olivia Laing said the book's "lyrical power" was matched by its "absolute emotional realism". [1]

The Evening Standard said The Wilderness "touches a resounding chord of melancholy". [2]

Awards

In 2009, The Wilderness was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction, making Harvey the only British author to be shortlisted that year. [3]

The novel was also longlisted for the 2009 Man Booker Prize. [4]

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2009 AMI Literature Award —Won
Betty Trask Prize and Awards Betty Trask PrizeWon [5]
Guardian First Book Award —Shortlisted [6]
Man Booker Prize —Longlisted [4]
Orange Prize for Fiction —Shortlisted [3]

References

  1. ↑ Laing, Olivia (7 February 2010). "Review | The Wilderness by Samantha Harvey". The Observer. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Wilderness by Samantha Harvey". Evening Standard. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  3. 1 2 Brown, Mark (22 April 2009). "Samantha Harvey shortlisted for Orange Prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  4. 1 2 "The Wilderness". The Booker Prizes. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "The Betty Trask Prize". The Society of Authors. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Guardian First Book Award 2009". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
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