by Kevin Brockmeier · John Murray · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780719568305
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«The Brief History of the Dead» is the science fiction novel by Kevin Brockmeier, published by John Murray in hardback (272 pages, in English).
Laura Byrd, isolated in a remote, frozen region, waits for her companions to return; when she realises they will not, she sets out on a journey alone. In a strange city, the newly dead keep arriving with their final stories. The connection between that city and Laura's fate articulates a reflection on life, death, and human bonds.
Originally published in 2003, this edition is from 2007. Nominated for the Locus Award and winner of the Borders Original Voices Award and the Booker Worthen Literary Prize.
For readers of science fiction and contemporary fiction seeking a speculative novel about death and human connections.
Kevin John Brockmeier is an American writer of fantasy and literary fiction. His best known work is the 2006 novel The Brief History of the Dead.
