The Rouse

von China Miéville

592 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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From the bestselling, award-winning master of uncanny fiction comes a defining work, twenty years in the making - a deeply moving, decade and continent-spanning epic of grief, global tumult, and grim conspiracy.'Miéville's command of his prose is phenomenal . . . This is a world that you can truly swim in, and few authors can achieve that' - The Times'Affecting, intelligent and, in more than one place, very, very frightening. This is a novel destined for a rich afterlife' - The Guardian'An extraordinary tour de force' - Adrian Tchaikovsky'I felt it in my bones, the undeniable power of a jagged masterpiece' - The New York Times'A landmark work . . . the genius that is China Miéville' - Daily MailMaur's life has been shaped by an unbearable loss. But in the aftermath of what is an apparently ordinary tragedy, deeper, stranger questions arise . . . Their answers may lie within the dark heart and darker history of an old soldier who shares Maur's obsessions - and is violently pursued by the same unknown, unquiet forces.So begins The Rouse, a masterpiece unlike any other: at once a sprawling saga of the bloody twentieth century, and the intimate story of two lives, their loves, regrets and secrets - and a terrifying journey into infinite mystery.Praise for China Miéville, The Rouse:'Completely without parallel' Michael Moorcock'A magisterial wonder' Paul Tremblay'Every page feels alive' Xiaolu Guo

• Reihe: Picador
• ISBN: 9781509847402
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.09.2026
• Größe: 234 x 153 mm
• Verlag: Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL