Cixin Liu's The Village Teacher
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Cixin Liu's The Village Teacher by Cixin Liu
Humanity attempts to reason, navigate and, above all, survive in a desolate cosmos. Cixin Liu's 'Village Teacher' is now realised as a graphic novel for the first time.
The illustrations by Zhang Xiaoyu have a wonderful earthy quality to them.. This adaptation by Zhang Xiaoyu has masterfully captured the human qualities that Cixin Liu is so good at illustrating with words... It's another great adaptation in this series of graphic novels based on Cixin Liu's works, faithfully presenting his vision in a new format that adds depth and pathos. It is a highly effective and enjoyable version of this tale' * SF Crowsnest *
The whole project offers a fascinating insight to a 'new' author, with the graphic novels serving as a gateway drug to a traditionally inaccessible voice in the realm of SFF * SciFiNow *
A unique blend of scientific and philosophical speculation, politics and history, conspiracy theory and cosmology -- George R.R. Martin
Wildly imaginative, really interesting... The scope of it was immense' -- Barack Obama
A milestone in Chinese science fiction * New York Times *
A marvellous mélange of awe-inspiring scientific concepts, clever plotting and quirky yet plausible characters... Exhilarating, mind-stretching' * TLS *
China's answer to Arthur C. Clarke * The New Yorker *
The whole project offers a fascinating insight to a 'new' author, with the graphic novels serving as a gateway drug to a traditionally inaccessible voice in the realm of SFF * SciFiNow *
A unique blend of scientific and philosophical speculation, politics and history, conspiracy theory and cosmology -- George R.R. Martin
Wildly imaginative, really interesting... The scope of it was immense' -- Barack Obama
A milestone in Chinese science fiction * New York Times *
A marvellous mélange of awe-inspiring scientific concepts, clever plotting and quirky yet plausible characters... Exhilarating, mind-stretching' * TLS *
China's answer to Arthur C. Clarke * The New Yorker *
Zhang Xiaoyu is a Chinese graphic novel artist. He is one of few Chinese graphic novel artists to have achieved international influence, and has served a great contribution to revitalising the form in China and disseminating Chinese culture in the wider world. His work has been recognised with prices both in China and globally.
Cixin Liu is China's #1 SF writer and author of The Three-Body Problem – the first ever translated novel to win a Hugo Award. Prior to becoming a writer, Liu worked as an engineer in a power plant in Yangquan.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781800249998 |
| ISBN 10 | 1800249993 |
| Title | Cixin Liu's The Village Teacher |
| Author | Cixin Liu |
| Series | The Worlds Of Cixin Liu |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2021-08-05 |
| Number of pages | 110 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |