The Quickening Maze
British novelist, born 1974.
The Quickening Maze is a 2009 novel by Adam Foulds. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2009.
On 2 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Adam Foulds
- First published
- 2009
- Length
- 272 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- Booker Prize shortlist, 2009
- Walter Scott Prize shortlist, 2010
- Genre
- Historical fiction, War and conflict, Psychological, Class and society
Is The Quickening Maze worth reading?
2 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it: the Booker Prize and the Walter Scott Prize.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize (winners and shortlists) (Booker Prize Foundation, 2009) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Walter Scott Prize (winners and shortlists) (Abbotsford Trust, 2010) | Shortlist | See the list |
Best edition of The Quickening Maze
The edition we link to is the Vintage paperback (2010), 272 pages.
- Publisher
- Vintage (paperback, 2010)
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN
- 9780099532446
How critics, prizes and readers rate The Quickening Maze
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 33% of the points available on prize lists, against 0% on critics' lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Quickening Maze
If you liked The Quickening Maze, try Catch-22, Wolf Hall or Midnight's Children.
