| Title | : | Palimpsest (Unabridged) |
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| Author | : | Catherynne M. Valente |
| Release | : | 2010-08-15 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Fiction |
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| 1 | Palimpsest (Unabridged) | Catherynne M. Valente |
| Between life and death, dreaming and waking, at the train stop beyond the end of the world is the city of Palimpsest. To get there is a miracle, a mystery, a gift, and a curse - a voyage permitted only to those who’ve always believed there’s another world than the one that meets the eye. Those fated to make the passage are marked forever by a map of that wondrous city tattooed on their flesh after a single orgasmic night. To this kingdom of ghost trains, lion-priests, living kanji, and cream-filled canals come four travelers: Oleg, a New York locksmith; the beekeeper November; Ludovico, a binder of rare books; and a young Japanese woman named Sei. They’ve each lost something important -- a wife, a lover, a sister, a direction in life—and what they will find in Palimpsest is more than they could ever imagine. |
