In a distant universe, since the beginning of time, workers have spent their lives weaving intricate carpets from the hair of women and girls. But why? Andreas Eschbach's mysterious, poignant space opera explores the absurdity of work and of life itself.
'A novel of ideas that evokes complex emotions through the working out of an intricate and ultimately satisfying plot, with echoes of Gene Wolfe, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Isaac Asimov' The New York Times Book Review
Product details
Publisher : Penguin Classics (6 August 2020); Penguin Random House
Language : English
Paperback : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 0241454719
ISBN-13 : 978-0241454718
Item Weight : 1 kg 50 g
Dimensions : 11.1 x 1.8 x 18.1 cm
Importer : Penguin Random House
Packer : Penguin Random House
Generic Name : Books
Best Sellers Rank: #286,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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#24,331 in Contemporary Fiction (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.5
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