Tidbeck has also published several standalone works of short fiction. Amatka is a beguiling and wholly original novel about freedom, love, and artistic creation by a captivating new voice. In Karin Tidbeck’s world, everyone is suspect, no one is safe, and nothingnot even language, nor the very fabric of realitycan be taken for granted. If Amatka leaves you wanting more Karin Tidbeck: Youll want to pick up Jagannath, her 2011 collection of short stories. In Karin Tidbeck's world, everyone is suspect, no one is safe, and nothing-not even language, nor the very fabric of reality-can 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. Their English-language debut, the story collection. Intending to stay just a short while, Vanja falls in love with her housemate, Nina, and prolongs her visit. KARIN TIDBECK lives in Malm, Sweden, where they work as a translator and creative writing teacher and write fiction in Swedish and English. Immediately she feels that something strange is going on: people act oddly in Amatka, and citizens are monitored for signs of subversion. 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 FINALISTONE OF THE GUARDIANS BEST SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY BOOKS OF 2017A surreal debut novel set in a world shaped by language in the. It is Karin Tidbeck’s most engrossing and irresistible tale yet. A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 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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