Author | Bruce Chatwin |
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Language | English |
Published | 1988 ( Jonathan Cape) |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print ( Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 128 |
ISBN | 0-09-977001-6 |
OCLC | 43674629 |
Utz is a novel written by the British author Bruce Chatwin, first published in 1988. [1] The novel follows the fortunes of Kaspar Utz who lives in Czechoslovakia during the Cold War. [2] Utz is a collector of Meissen porcelain and finds a way to travel outside the Eastern Bloc to acquire new pieces. [3] [4] 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. [5] [4] [6] Utz was shortlisted for the 1988 Booker Prize. [7]