The Scar
by Mieville, China
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0333781740
- ISBN 13
- 9780333781746
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Synopsis
China Miéville was born in London in 1972. When he was eighteen, he lived and taught English in Egypt, where he developed an interest in Arab culture and Middle Eastern politics. Miéville has a B.A. in social anthropology from Cambridge and a master’s with distinction from the London School of Economics. His first novel, King Rat, was nominated for both an International Horror Guild Award and the Bram Stoker Prize. Perdido Street Station won the Arthur C. Clarke Award and was nominated for a British Science Fiction Association Award. He lives in England.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA) (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005881
- Title
- The Scar
- Author
- Mieville, China
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0333781740
- ISBN 13
- 9780333781746
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2002
- Pages
- 608
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Durdchina General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
- X weight
- 1200 g
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