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
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241454718Number of pages: 320Weight: 187 gDimensions: 181 x 111 x 18 mm
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A tale of empire,indoctrination,and extravagant revenge,that begins on a world where men dedicate their lives to weaving excruciatingly complicated carpets out of their wives'hairA 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 AsimovGerman SF has recently produced at least one new writer on the world stage: Andreas EschbachEschbach is a novelist with vision,with compassion,and with a sense of tragedy,of character,of spectacle,and of human possibility,and also human inevitability...An unforgettable,beautiful,perpetually entertaining novelAn outstanding workA world-class SF voiceThe Carpet Makers will blow you away...clever,insightful,entertaining and satisfyingA magnum opus...Even more astounding,it was Eschbach's debut
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