The Rouse
Maur鈥檚 life has been shaped by an unbearable loss. But in the aftermath of what is an apparently ordinary tragedy, deeper, stranger questions arise . . . Their answers may lie within the dark heart and darker history of an old soldier who shares Maur鈥檚 obsessions 鈥� and is violently pursued by the same unknown, unquiet forces.
So begins 'The Rouse', a masterpiece unlike any other: at once a sprawling saga of the bloody twentieth century, and the intimate story of two lives, their loves, regrets and secrets 鈥� and a terrifying journey into infinite mystery.
About the author
China Mi茅ville is a Sunday Times bestselling author of fiction and non-fiction. His novels include 'The City & The City', 'Embassytown', 'Perdido Street Station' and 'The Rouse'. A recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship for fiction, he has won the World Fantasy, the Hugo, and the Arthur C. Clarke awards, among others. His non-fiction includes a study of international law and a history of the Russian Revolution.
Judge Hari Kunzru on The Rouse
鈥淭he Rouse is a monumental work that combines a sprawling history of Britain鈥檚 postcolonial entanglements in the latter half of the twentieth century with speculation about what lies 鈥榖eyond the veil鈥� of death. China Mi茅ville sets himself the daunting task of describing phenomena that are indescribable, stretching language to its limits and pushing formal and genre boundaries. In a time when much fiction is careful to colour inside the lines, this enormous, exuberant, overflowing book is a reminder that the novel is capable of containing multitudes.鈥�