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1988 novel by Bruce Chatwin

Utz
First edition
AuthorBruce Chatwin
LanguageEnglish
Published1988 (Jonathan Cape)
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages128
ISBN0-09-977001-6
OCLC43674629

Utz is a novel written by the British author Bruce Chatwin, first published in 1988. The novel follows the fortunes of Kaspar Utz who lives in Czechoslovakia during the Cold War. Utz is a collector of Meissen porcelain and finds a way to travel outside the Eastern Bloc to acquire new pieces. Whilst in the West, Utz often considers defecting but he would be unable to take his collection with him and so, a prisoner of his collection, he is unable to leave. Utz was shortlisted for the 1988 Booker Prize.

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References

  1. Ignatieff, Michael (2 March 1989). "On Bruce Chatwin". The New York Review of Books. ISSN 0028-7504. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  2. Bowcott, Owen (18 October 2001). "Chatwin's ceramics mystery solved". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  3. "Porcelain Obsession in Bruce Chatwin's Utz". BURNAWAY. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Utz Analysis - eNotes.com". eNotes. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  5. Utz Summary.
  6. Lanchester, John (29 September 1988). "A Pom by the name of Bruce". London Review of Books. pp. 10–11. ISSN 0260-9592. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  7. "Utz Written by Bruce Chatwin". The Booker Prizes. January 1988. Retrieved 19 June 2022.


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