Amatka is a beguiling and wholly original novel about freedom, love, and artistic creation by a captivating new voice. In Karin Tidbecks world, everyone is suspect, no one is safe, and nothingnot even language, nor the very fabric of realitycan be taken for granted. But when she stumbles on evidence of a growing threat to the colony, and a cover-up by its administration, she embarks on an investigation that puts her at tremendous risk. Intending to stay just a short while, Vanja falls in love with her housemate, Nina, and prolongs her visit. Amatka (2012 in Swedish 2017 English translation) is Karin Tidbecks debut novel, though youd be. Immediately she feels that something strange is going on: people act oddly in Amatka, and citizens are monitored for signs of subversion. Title: Amatka Author: Karin Tidbeck Publisher: Vintage. Vanja, an information assistant, is sent from her home city of Essre to the austere, wintry colony of Amatka with an assignment to collect intelligence for the government. A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST ONE OF THE GUARDIANS BEST SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY BOOKS OF 2017 A surreal debut novel set in a world shaped by language in the tradition of Margaret Atwood and Ursula K.
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