Amatka is a beguiling and wholly original novel about freedom, love, and artistic creation by a captivating new voice. In Karin Tidbeck’s world, everyone is suspect, no one is safe, and nothing-not even language, nor the very fabric of reality-can be taken for granted. Amatka by Karin Tidbeck - 9781101973950 Book Depository is closing Categories: Contemporary Fiction Science Fiction Science Fiction 5 off Share Amatka 3.78 (3,559 ratings by Goodreads) Paperback English By (author) Karin Tidbeck US15.06 US16.00 You save US0.94 Free delivery worldwide Available. Shortlisted for the Compton Crook Award 2018, the 2018 Locus Award and Prix Utopiales 2018. Her English debut, the 2012 collection Jagannath, was awarded the Crawford Award 2013 and shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award. But when she stumbles on evidence of a growing threat to the colony, and a cover-up by its administration, she embarks on an investigation that puts her at tremendous risk. Amatka A surreal debut novel set in a world shaped by language. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. Amatka, (2012), Hardcover Paperback Kindle. Read reviews and buy Amatka - by Karin Tidbeck (Paperback) at Target. In Karin Tidbecks dystopic imagining, language has the power to shape reality. Intending to stay just a short while, Vanja falls in love with her housemate, Nina, and prolongs her visit. As an Amazon Associate I earn money from qualifying purchases. It takes some adjusting: people act differently in Amatka, and citizens.

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