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This Census-Taker

By: China Miéville
Narrated by: Matthew Frow
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In a remote house on a hilltop, a lonely boy witnesses a traumatic event. He tries - and fails - to flee. Left alone with his increasingly deranged parent, he dreams of safety, of joining the other children in the town below, of escape.

When at last a stranger knocks at his door, the boy senses that his days of isolation might be over.

But by what authority does this man keep the meticulous records he carries? What is the purpose behind his questions? Is he friend? Enemy? Or something else altogether?

A story filled with beauty, terror and strangeness, This Census-Taker by China Miéville is a poignant and riveting exploration of memory and identity, read by actor Matthew Frow.

©2016 China Miéville (P)2016 Penguin Random House Audio Contemporary Fantasy Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Paranormal & Urban Science Fiction
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Another Mieville master piece! A strange story in a strange lands. Worth a listen.

Complex and intruiging

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