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      The Hair Carpet Weavers

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      In a distant universe, since the beginning of time, workers have spent their lives weaving intricate carpets from the hair of women and girls. But why? Andreas Eschbach's mysterious, poignant space opera explores the absurdity of work and of life itself. 'A novel of ideas th...

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      Description

      Product ID:9780241454718
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:Penguin Science Fiction
      Title:The Hair Carpet Weavers
      Authors:Author: Andreas Eschbach, Doryl Jensen
      Page Count:320
      Subjects:Science fiction, Science fiction, Fiction in translation, Fiction in translation
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      In a distant universe, since the beginning of time, workers have spent their lives weaving intricate carpets from the hair of women and girls. But why? Andreas Eschbach's mysterious, poignant space opera explores the absurdity of work and of life itself. 'A novel of ideas that evokes complex emotions through the working out of an intricate and ultimately satisfying plot, with echoes of Gene Wolfe, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Isaac Asimov' The New York Times Book Review

      In a distant universe, since the beginning of time, workers have spent their lives weaving intricate carpets from the hair of women and girls. But why? Andreas Eschbach''s mysterious, poignant space opera explores the absurdity of work and of life itself.

      ''A novel of ideas that evokes complex emotions through the working out of an intricate and ultimately satisfying plot, with echoes of Gene Wolfe, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Isaac Asimov'' The New York Times Book Review


      Imprint Name:Penguin Classics
      Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2020-08-06

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      Weight190 g
      Dimensions113 × 179 × 21 mm