 First edition | |
| Author | Andrew Miller |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Bildungsroman |
| Publisher | Sceptre |
Publication date | 20 February 1997 |
| Publication place | England |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 337 |
| ISBN | 978-0-340-68207-4 |
| OCLC | 154247990 |
| Followed by | Casanova (1998) |
Ingenious Pain is the first novel by English author, Andrew Miller, published in 1997.[1] 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,[2] and the Italian Premio Grinzane Cavour prize for a foreign language novel.[3][4][5] The novel was also listed on the New York Times "Notable Books of the Year" for 1997.[6]
- ^ Ingenious pain (Book, 1997). WorldCat.org. OCLC 154247990. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ Lister, David (12 March 1999). "McEwan up for top prize - News". The Independent. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Previous winners - fiction | James Tait Black Prize winners | People". Ed.ac.uk. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award". Impacdublinaward.ie. 2000. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Andrew Miller | British Council Literature". Literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Notable Books of the Year 1997 - New York Times". The New York Times. 7 December 1997. Retrieved 1 December 2011.