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The Last Days of New Paris

A Novel

The Last Days of New Paris( )
Author: Miéville, China
ISBN:978-0-345-54399-8
Publication Date:Aug 2016
Publisher:Random House Publishing Group
Imprint:Del Rey
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $25.00
Book Description:

A thriller of war that never was--of survival in an impossible city--of surreal cataclysm. In The Last Days of New Paris, China Miéville entwines true historical events and people with his daring, uniquely imaginative brand of fiction, reconfiguring history and art into something new. "Beauty will be convulsive. . . ." 1941. In the chaos of wartime Marseille, American engineer--and occult disciple--Jack Parsons stumbles onto a clandestine...
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Book Details
Pages:224
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Science Fiction / General
Fiction / Fantasy / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.7 x 8.5 x 0.8 Inches
Book Weight:0.8 Pounds
Author Biography
Miéville, China (Author)
China Miéville was born in Norwich, England on September 6, 1972. He received a B.A. in social anthropology from the University of Cambridge in 1994, and a Masters' degree with distinction and Ph.D in international relations from the London School of Economics, the latter in 2001. He has also held a Frank Knox fellowship at Harvard University.

His first novel, King Rat, was nominated for both an International Horror Guild and a Bram Stoker award. His other works include Perdido Street Station, The Scar, Iron Council, Un Lun Dun, The City and the City, Embassytown, and Three Moments of an Explosion: Stories. He has won numerous awards for his works including three Arthur C. Clarke Awards, two British Fantasy Awards, the British Science Fiction Award, and the 2008 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book.

He also published a book on Marxism and international law called Between Equal Rights: A Marxist Theory of International Law. He teaches creative writing at Warwick University.

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