Palimpsest
of Catherynne M. Valente (Goodreads Author)
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In the Cities of Coin and Spice and In the Night Garden introduced readers to the unique and intoxicating imagination of Catherynne M. Valente. Now she weaves a lyrically erotic spell of a place where the grotesque and the beautiful reside and the passport to our most secret fantasies begins with a strangerâs kiss.⊠Between life and death, dreaming and waking, at the train stop beyond the end of the world is the city of Palimpsest. To get there is a miracle, a mystery, a gift, and a curseâa voyage permitted only to those whoâve always believed thereâs another world than the one that meets the eye. Those fated to make the passage are marked forever by a map of that wondrous city tattooed on their flesh after a single orgasmic night. To this kingdom of ghost trains, lion-priests, living kanji, and cream-filled canals come four travelers: Oleg, a New York locksmith; the beekeeper November; Ludovico, a binder of rare books; and a young Japanese woman named Sei. Theyâve each lost something importantâa wife, a lover, a sister, a direction in lifeâand what they will find in Palimpsest is more than they could ever imagine.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 367 pages
- Publisher Spectra
- Publication Date February 24th 2009
- First Publication 01/01/09
- Language English
- ISBN 9780553385762
- Edition Not informed
- Category Science Fiction & Fantasy
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