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Ingenious Pain

72

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6 ratings

1997 · Andrew Miller

GenresBildungsroman

Category averages

Plot69
Characters69
Writing72
Pacing77
Originality71
Impact74
Category averages — Plot 69, Characters 69, Writing 72, Pacing 77, Originality 71, Impact 74Plot 69Characters 69Writing 72Pacing 77Originality 71Impact 74

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Synopsis

Ingenious Pain is the first novel by English author Andrew Miller, published in 1997. Set in the mid-18th century, the novel follows the picaresque adventures of James Dyer, an Englishman born without the ability to feel pain or pleasure. It won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction, the International Dublin Literary Award, and the Italian Premio Grinzane Cavour prize for a foreign language novel. The novel was also listed by The New York Times as a "Notable Books of the Year" for 1997.

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Details

Type
Book
Release date
January 1, 1997
Genres
Bildungsroman
Created by
Andrew Miller
Countries
England