 Cover of first edition (Victoria University Press) | |
| Author | Elizabeth Knox |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy, romance |
| Set in | Burgundy, France in the 19th century |
| Publisher | Victoria University Press (NZ), Chatto & Windus and Vintage Books (UK), Farrar, Straus and Giroux and Picador (US) |
Publication date | 1998 |
| Publication place | New Zealand |
| Pages | 241 |
| Awards | Deutz Medal for Fiction at the Montana New Zealand Book Awards |
| ISBN | 9780864733429 (1st edition, Victoria University Press) |
| Followed by | The Angel's Cut |
The Vintner's Luck is a romantic fantasy novel by New Zealand author Elizabeth Knox, first published in 1998. It was her fourth full-length novel, and her first book published outside New Zealand.[1] The novel charts the relationship between a French winemaker (the vintner of the title), Sobran Jodeau, and an angel, Xas, who first visits Jodeau on a midsummer's eve in 1808, when he is 18 years old, and again each year on the same day. The novel won several prestigious awards including the Deutz Medal for Fiction at the 1999 Montana New Zealand Book Awards and the inaugural Tasmania Pacific Region Prize for best novel. It was adapted into a 2009 film.
- ^ "Elizabeth Knox - Biography". Penguin Books (UK). Retrieved 21 March 2021.