The Gift of Stones
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| Author | Jim Crace |
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| Publisher | Secker & Warburg |
Publication date | 1988 |
The Gift of Stones is a 1988 novel by British author Jim Crace. The novel, written in poetic language, takes place at the end of the Neolithic period, as the introduction of bronze tools disrupts the established order. It is narrated by the village storyteller and his "daughter".