{"product_id":"the-last-days-of-new-paris-9781524797485","title":"The Last Days of New Paris","description":"\u003cb\u003eA thriller of war that never was--of survival in an impossible city--of surreal cataclysm. In \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of New Paris\u003c\/i\u003e, China Miéville entwines true historical events and people with his daring, uniquely imaginative brand of fiction, reconfiguring history and art into something new.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Beauty will be convulsive. . . .\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 1941. In the chaos of wartime Marseille, American engineer--and occult disciple--Jack Parsons stumbles onto a clandestine anti-Nazi group, including Surrealist theorist André 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 texts--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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But Sam is being hunted. And new secrets will emerge that will test all their loyalties--to each other, to Paris old and new, and to reality itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of New Paris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beautiful, stunningly realized . . . [\u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of New Paris\u003c\/i\u003e] is a brief vacation in alien latitudes, a midnight layover in an imaginary place.\"\u003cb\u003e--NPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A thoughtful, highbrow novella . . . Miéville's self-assured style offers up a strong sense of humanity, while the strange Surrealist monsters give \u003ci\u003eLast Days\u003c\/i\u003e a fun and complementary mad-science component.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[A] testament to the necessary, progressive power of art . . . Both moving and disturbingly timely.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A novel both unhinged and utterly compelling, a kind of guerrilla warfare waged by art itself, combining both meticulous historical research and Miéville's unparalleled inventiveness.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An extraordinarily original work that foregrounds Mieville's considerable ingenuity and innovation.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Millions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Hauntingly poetic, strangely beautiful, and erratically intense.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--San Francisco Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Dazzling . . . quite a feat.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e China Miéville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Del Rey Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524797485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChina Miéville\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThis Census-Taker, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThree Moments of an Explosion, Railsea, Embassytown, Kraken, The City \u0026amp; The City, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePerdido Street Station\u003c\/i\u003e. His works have won the World Fantasy Award, the Hugo Award, and the Arthur C. Clarke Award (three times). He lives and works in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"China Mi\u0026#195;\u0026#169;ville \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47566703657117,"sku":"9781524797485","price":36.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_23af242b-bed0-4e60-ac48-5fbc44c31e10.jpg?v=1768315287","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-last-days-of-new-paris-9781524797485","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}