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.
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â€œBeauty will be convulsive. . . .â€
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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.
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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.
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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.

Praise for The Last Days of New Paris

â€œBeautiful, stunningly realized . . . [The Last Days of New Paris] is a brief vacation in alien latitudes, a midnight layover in an imaginary place.â€â€”NPR
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â€œA thoughtful, highbrow novella . . . MiÃ©villeâ€™s self-assuredÂ styleÂ offers up a strong sense of humanity, whileÂ the strangeÂ Surrealist monstersÂ giveÂ Last DaysÂ a fun and complementaryÂ mad-science component.â€â€”USA Today
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â€œ[A] testament to the necessary, progressive power of art . . . Both moving and disturbingly timely.â€â€”Newsday
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â€œA novel both unhinged and utterly compelling, a kind of guerrilla warfare waged by art itself, combining both meticulous historical research and MiÃ©villeâ€™s unparalleled inventiveness.â€â€”Chicago Tribune
Country USA
Brand Del Rey
Manufacturer Del Rey
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780345543998
ReleaseDate 2016-08-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345543998

Country	USA
Brand	Del Rey
Manufacturer	Del Rey
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780345543998
ReleaseDate	2016-08-09
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345543998

The Last Days of New Paris: A Novel

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