| Utz | |
| Author: | Bruce Chatwin |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | 1988 (Jonathan Cape) |
| 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] [6] Utz was shortlisted for the 1988 Booker Prize.[7]