Verlag | Penguin Books UK |
Auflage | 2020 |
Seiten | 320 |
Format | 11,1 x 1,8 x 18,1 cm |
Gewicht | 187 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | Penguin Science Fiction |
EAN | 9780241454718 |
Bestell-Nr | 24145471EA |
In a distant universe, since the beginning of time, workers have spent their lives weaving intricate carpets from the hair of women and girls. But why? Andreas Eschbach's mysterious, poignant space opera explores the absurdity of work and of life itself.
'A novel of ideas that evokes complex emotions through the working out of an intricate and ultimately satisfying plot, with echoes of Gene Wolfe, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Isaac Asimov' The New York Times Book Review
Rezension:
A tale of empire, indoctrination, and extravagant revenge, that begins on a world where men dedicate their lives to weaving excruciatingly complicated carpets out of their wives' hair Rosanna Mclaughlin The White Review, Books of the Year