Embassytown
(Book)
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Published:
New York : Ballantine Books, [2011].
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
pages ; cm.
Street Date:
1105
Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9780345524492, 9780345524508, 0345524500, 9780345524492, 0345524497
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Description
In the far future, humans have colonized a distant planet, home to the enigmatic Ariekei, sentient beings famed for a language unique in the universe, one that only a few altered human ambassadors can speak. Avice Benner Cho, a human colonist, has returned to Embassytown after years of deep-space adventure. She cannot speak the Ariekei tongue, but she is an indelible part of it, having long ago been made a figure of speech, a living simile in their language. When distant political machinations deliver a new ambassador to Arieka, the fragile equilibrium between humans and aliens is violently upset. Catastrophe looms, and Avice is torn between competing loyalties: to a husband she no longer loves, to a system she no longer trusts, and to her place in a language she cannot speak--but which speaks through her, whether she likes it or not.
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Author standing order, expected release date May 17, 2011.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Miéville, C. (2011). Embassytown. First edition. Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Miéville, China. 2011. Embassytown. Ballantine Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Miéville, China, Embassytown. Ballantine Books, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Miéville, China. Embassytown. First edition. Ballantine Books, 2011.
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