This Census-Taker
Nominiert: Rathbones Folio Prize 2017
(Sprache: Englisch)
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.
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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.
Autoren-Porträt von China Miéville
China Miéville lives and works in London. He is three-time winner of the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award and has also won the British Fantasy Award twice. The City & The City, an existential thriller, was published to dazzling critical acclaim and drew comparison with the works of Kafka and Orwell and Philip K. Dick. His novel Embassytown was a first and widely praised foray into science fiction.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: China Miéville
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 18 Jahre
- 2017, 160 Seiten, Maße: 13,1 x 19,7 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Picador
- ISBN-10: 150981213X
- ISBN-13: 9781509812134
- Erscheinungsdatum: 23.02.2017
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
A short, dark fairytale, Kafka rewritten by David Mitchell, and may well be the best thing you'll read all year. Alex Preston, 'Fiction highlights for 2016' Guardian
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