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This census-taker : a novella

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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 by China Mieville is a poignant and riveting exploration of memory and identity.

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Product Details
Picador
1509812148 / 9781509812141
Hardback
823.92
25/02/2016
United Kingdom
English
General
139 pages
21 cm
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