This census-taker
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Nederland Community Library - FICTION | Fic Mieville | On Shelf |
Ridgway Public Library - FICTION | FIC MIE | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Del Rey, [2016].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
210 pages ; 22cm.
Street Date
1601.
Language
English
Notes
Description
"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.
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"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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Miéville, C. (2016). This census-taker (First edition.). Del Rey.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miéville, China. 2016. This Census-taker. Del Rey.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miéville, China. This Census-taker Del Rey, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Miéville, China. This Census-taker First edition., Del Rey, 2016.
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