The Last Days of New Paris: A Novel

The Last Days of New Paris: A Novel

A thriller of war that never wasâ€”of survival in an impossible cityâ€”of surreal cataclysm. In The Last Days of New Paris, China MiÃ©ville entwines true historical events and people with his daring, uniquely imaginative brand of fiction, reconfiguring history and art into something new.
Â
â€œBeauty will be convulsive. . . .â€
Â
1941. In the chaos of wartime Marseille, American engineerâ€”and occult discipleâ€”Jack Parsons stumbles onto a clandestine anti-Nazi group, including Surrealist theorist AndrÃ© Breton. In the strange games of the dissident diplomats, exiled revolutionaries, and avant-garde artists, Parsons finds and channels hope. But what he unwittingly unleashes is the power of dreams and nightmares, changing the war and the world forever.
Â
1950. A lone Surrealist fighter, Thibaut, walks a new, hallucinogenic Paris, where Nazis and the Resistance are trapped in unending conflict, and the streets are stalked by living images and textsâ€”and by the forces of Hell. To escape the city, he must join forces with Sam, an American photographer intent on recording the ruins, and make common cause with a powerful, enigmatic figure of chance and rebellion: the exquisite corpse.
Â
But Sam is being hunted. And new secrets will emerge that will test all their loyaltiesâ€”to each other, to Paris old and new, and to reality itself.
Â
Praise for China MiÃ©ville
Â
â€œ[MiÃ©villeâ€™s] wit dazzles, his humour is lively, and the pure vitality of his imagination is astonishing.â€â€”Ursula K. Le Guin, The Guardian, on Three Moments of an Explosion
Â
â€œDark and thought-provoking.â€â€”The San Diego Union-Tribune, on The City & The City
Â
â€œRichly conceived.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review, on Embassytown
Â
â€œMiÃ©ville more than delivers.â€â€”San Francisco Chronicle, on Kraken
Â
â€œCompulsively readable.â€â€”The Washington Post Book World, on Perdido Street Station

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Del Rey
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-08-09
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Del Rey
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-08-09
Format	Kindle eBook

The Last Days of New Paris: A Novel

You might also like...