Unholy Land by Lavie Tidhar
NPR Books Best Books of 2018 Library Journal Best Books of 2018 Publishers Weekly Top Books of 2018 UK Guardian Best Books of 2018 From the bestselling author of Central Station comes an extraordinary new novel recalling China Mieville and Michael Chabon, entertaining and subversive in equal measures. Lior Tirosh is a semi-successful author of pulp fiction, an inadvertent time traveler, and an ongoing source of disappointment to his father. Tirosh has returned to his homeland in East Africa. But Palestina - a Jewish state founded in the early 20th century - has grown dangerous. Unrest in Ararat City is growing; the government is building a vast border wall to keep out African refugees. Tirosh has become state security officer Bloom's prime murder suspect, while rogue agent Nur stalks them through transdimensional rifts - possible futures to prevented only by avoiding the mistakes of the past.In addition to many other works and prizes, Lavie Tidhar is the author of Osama (2011), The Violent Century (2013), the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize-winning A Man Lies Dreaming (2014), and the Campbell Award-winning Central Station (2016). He writes in a variety of genres, fusing mystery and thriller elements with poetry, science fiction, and historical and autobiographical content. This is his first foray into the world of children's literature. He resides in the United Kingdom.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781616963040 |
| ISBN 10 | 1616963042 |
| Title | Unholy Land |
| Author | Lavie Tidhar |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Tachyon Publications |
| Year published | 2018-11-22 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Nominated for John W. Campbell Memorial Award Finalist 2019 (United States), Nominated for British Science Fiction cover Award finalist - Sarah Anne Langton alist 2018 (UK), Nominated for Locus Award 2019 (United States), Nominated for Sidewise Award 2019 (United States), Nominated for Dragon Award for Best Alt. History 2019 (United States) |
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