The Outcast (Jones novel)

The Outcast
AuthorSadie Jones
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
2007
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
ISBN9781784700799

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

Set in the 1950s, The Outcast follows Lewis Aldridge, a man from a privileged family who later spent time in prison.

Reception

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

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

Main article: The Outcast (British TV series)

In 2015, BBC One broadcast a television adaptation of the novel.[5]

References

  1. ^ Toms, Katie (2008-08-09). "The Outcast". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  2. ^ Eyre, Hermione (2008-02-15). "The Outcast, by Sadie Jones". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  3. ^ Thomas, Louisa (2008-07-13). "Ophelia's Child". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  4. ^ "Sadie Jones". womensprize.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "The Outcast review – 'I feared for Sadie Jones's adaptation of her perfect novel – but it is excellent". theguardian.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.