Description: Palimpsest / Catherynne M. Valente. New York : Bantam Books ; 2009. 367 pages ; 8.5 in. trade paperback. Condition is Like New. Ships by US Media Mail. Combined or expedited shipping available; DM seller with inquiries. "Catherynne M. Valente ... 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 stranger’s 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 curse—a voyage permitted only to those who’ve always believed there’s 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. They’ve each lost something important—a wife, a lover, a sister, a direction in life—and what they will find in Palimpsest is more than they could ever imagine."
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Signed By: N/A
Book Title: Palimpsest : a Novel
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Original Language: English
Item Length: 21 cm
Vintage: No
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Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 2.5 cm
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Features: Trade paperback
Topic: Urban, Fantasy / Contemporary, Absurdist, Literary
Item Width: 13 cm
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Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Fiction
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
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Intended Audience: Adults
Edition: Trade paperback edition
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Novel
Literary Movement: Post-Modernism
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Era: 2000s
LC Number: 2008035650
Author: Catherynne Valente
Genre: Fiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 11.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 367 pages