This census-taker : a novella / China Mi©♭ville.
"For readers of George Saunders, Kelly Link, David Mitchell, and Karen Russell, This Census-Taker is a stunning, uncanny, and profoundly moving novella from multiple-award-winning and bestselling author China Mieville. In a remote house on a hilltop, a lonely boy witnesses a profoundly 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? Filled with beauty, terror, and strangeness, This Census-Taker is a poignant and riveting exploration of memory and identity"-- Provided by publisher.
"After his mother goes missing, a boy is left alone in a remote house on a hilltop with his increasingly deranged father. When an odd man knocks on his door, the boy senses that his days of isolation are over. But will this stranger at last trigger the doom the boy has feared or will he somehow save the boy from the worst?"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781101967348
- ISBN: 110196734X
- Physical Description: 257 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: Del Rey trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Del Rey, 2017.
- Copyright: ℗♭2016
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes excerpt: The last days of new Paris. |
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Subject: | Fathers and sons > Fiction. Strangers > Fiction. Census takers (Persons) > Fiction. Loneliness > Fiction. Parent and child > Fiction. Detective and mystery stories. |
Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. Fantasy fiction. |
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La Conner Regional Library | FIC MIEVILLE | 109311 | FICTION | Available | - |