China Miéville

English writer, critic, and activist · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1972 · age 54

China Tom Miéville is a British speculative fiction writer and literary critic. He often describes his work as "weird fiction", and is allied to the loosely associated movement of writers called New Weird.

China Miéville is read about 984 times a day, in 35 languages.

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2018Guggenheim FellowshipAward2015“Across the globe, in dark places of the earth, secret lairs were rarely caves of monsters or marvels but markets. Shops.”In their wordsThe 9th Technique (p. 101)Read the whole statement

“Koning was a self-made expert. She snuggled what she’d bought in the nest she had made of shredded grimoires and scrunched-up rules of engagement. She watched it. It did nothing.”In their wordsThe 9th Technique (p. 103)Read the whole statement

“Koning’s skills were adequate, her calculations plausible enough, that the plans were hubristic but not quite mad.”In their wordsThe 9th Technique (p. 107)Read the whole statement

“The priest was nodding as he sang. I remembered his anger.”In their wordsThe Buzzard’s Egg (p. 121)Read the whole statement

“Annalise’s fantasies involve disappearance. She catastrophizes all the time, and makes things worse than they need to be by doing so.”In their wordsDreaded Outcome (p. 159)Read the whole statement

“Do you even know why you’re angry with me?” Simone shouted.“Oh, I’ll figure something out,” Tova said.”In their wordsAfter the Festival (p. 196)Read the whole statement

2014Ignotus Award for Best Foreign NovelAward2013Ignotus Award for Best Foreign NovelAward2012Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelAward2011Locus Award for Best Fantasy NovelAward2010Arthur C. Clarke AwardAwardLocus Award for Best Fantasy NovelAward2009BSFA Award for Best NovelAward2005Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign NovelAwardLocus Award for Best NoveletteAward2003Locus Award for Best Fantasy NovelAwardLocus Award for Best NovellaAward2002Ignotus Award for Best Foreign NovelAward2001Arthur C. Clarke AwardAward1972Born6 September 1972

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Miéville just after winning the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2010

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Abomination from one perspective, it was advertising copy from another.
2015 · The 9th Technique (p. 102), Own words
Metamorphosis is death. Inside a pupa larval flesh breaks down utterly, as if in chemical spill. Eyes do not become other eyes nor mouthparts mouths.
2015 · The 9th Technique (p. 104), Own words
Joanna took Mel to Dresden, to the Frauenkirche. The timed their visit to coincide with a monthly English evensong. “Firebombs not enough?” Mel whispered.
2015 · Säcken (p. 127), Own words