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Palimpsest: A Novel

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Palimpsest: A Novel

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 strangerâ‚¬s kiss.â‚¬Â¦

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 curseâ‚¬"a voyage permitted only to those whoâ‚¬ve always believed thereâ‚¬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. Theyâ‚¬ve each lost something importantâ‚¬"a wife, a lover, a sister, a direction in lifeâ‚¬"and what they will find in Palimpsest is more than they could ever imagine.
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Random House Worlds
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780553385762
Color Tan
ReleaseDate 2009-02-24
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553385762

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