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 novella filled with beauty, terror and strangeness, This Census-Taker is a poignant and riveting exploration of memory and identity.
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China Miéville es un escritor de éxito internacional. Entre sus novelas destacan La ciudad y la ciudad, Embassytown y La estación de la calle Perdido. Su carrera ha sido distinguida con los premios literarios más prestigiosos, como el Arthur C. Clarke (es el único escritor que lo ha ganado en tres ocasiones), el Locus (cuatro veces), el World Fantasy o el Hugo; y es admirado por autores de la talla de Neil Gaiman, Carlos Ruiz Zafón o Ursula K. Le Guin.