Jim Crace is an English novelist and short story writer. He is best known for his novels Quarantine, Being Dead, and The Pesthouse. He has won numerous awards, including the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award, the Guardian Fiction Prize, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Crace has also been shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times. His writing is often described as lyrical and poetic, and his works often explore themes of mortality, faith, and the human condition. He has also written several non-fiction works, including a book about his experience of living in Birmingham. Crace is a master of the English language, and his works are widely read and admired.