China Miéville
Born: 09-05-1972
China Miéville is a British author renowned for his imaginative narratives and vivid world-building. A key figure in the New Weird literary movement, Miéville's work often blends elements of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. His critically acclaimed novels, such as "Perdido Street Station" and "The City & The City," showcase his penchant for exploring complex themes and unique settings. Miéville's writing is celebrated for its originality and depth.
Book summaries for books written by China Miéville
Quotes
You're never too old to be a child, and never too young to have sense.
Railsea's all salvaged, stolen, second-hand and ersatz. Its history's no more than the brand names of a billion things that were and are no more.
Hope is the great falsifier. Hope is the piper who leads us gaily into danger.
Hesitation is a way of going forward, a way of hugging the shore; it is not a way of circumnavigating the globe.
The world did not need maps for the places it knew. It needed them for the places it didn't.
There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.
To be a medic is to know that in the end, no matter what happens, you can't forget a wound, even if you heal it.
We all matter, but we are not all matter equally.
The past is no more past than the future.
It's all one. Everything's connected.
To be a person is to have a story to tell.
You can't search for something you don't know exists. It's impossible.