This Census-Taker - Couverture souple

Miéville, China

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 150981213X ISBN 13 : 9781509812134

Editeur : Picador, 2017

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

In a remote house on a hilltop, a lonely boy witnesses a traumatic event. He tries - and fails - to flee. Left alone with his increasingly deranged parent, he dreams of safety, of joining the other children in the town below, of escape.

When at last a stranger knocks at his door, the boy senses that his days of isolation might be over.

But by what authority does this man keep the meticulous records he carries? What is the purpose behind his questions? Is he friend? Enemy? Or something else altogether?

A novella filled with beauty, terror and strangeness, This Census-Taker is a poignant and riveting exploration of memory and identity.

Biographie de l'auteur :

China Miéville lives and works in London. He is three-time winner of the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award (Perdido Street Station, Iron Council and The City & The City) and has also won the British Fantasy Award twice (Perdido Street Station and The Scar). The City & The City, an existential thriller, was published in 2009 to dazzling critical acclaim and drew comparison with the works of Kafka and Orwell (The Times) and Philip K. Dick (Guardian).

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Picador
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 150981213X
• ISBN 13: 9781509812134
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160