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Palimpsest: A Novel

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 Spectra
Manufacturer Random House Worlds
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780553385762
Color Tan
ReleaseDate 2009-02-24
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553385762

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