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Cixin Liu's The Village Teacher
A Graphic Novel
Series: The Worlds of Cixin Liu
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Humanity attempts to reason, navigate and, above all, survive in a desolate cosmos. Cixin Liu's 'Village Teacher' is now realised as a graphic novel for the first time.
Cixin Liu's story 'The Village Teacher' is now boldly realised as a graphic novel for the first time.
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An international collaboration involving 26 writers and illustrators from 14 different countries has transformed 15 of Cixin Liu's – 'China's answer to Arthur C. Clarke' (New Yorker) – award-winning stories into graphic novels.
In the depths of mountains shrouded with ignorance and superstition, one man has dedicated his life to igniting a passion for maths and science in the hearts of the peasant children around him. Now, as his life is coming to its end, he draws his students around him so he can impart knowledge to them with his final breath.
All the while, in a far corner of outer space, fifty thousand light-years away, an interstellar war that has waged for thousands of years is coming to an end. The victor plans to perform the full-scale extermination of any low-intelligence lifeforms that remain in what is now his solar system.
In order to gauge the intelligence of a planet, the victor devises a test—posed to a group of lifeforms selected at random by a computer—of science and mathematics. On a green-and-blue planet nestled in a spiral arm of the Milky Way, the computer's selection falls to a group of children, in the depths of mountains shrouded with ignorance and superstition...
Praise for Cixin Liu:
'Your next favourite sci-fi novel' Wired
'Immense' Barack Obama
'Unique' George R.R. Martin
'SF in the grand style' Guardian
'Mind-altering and immersive' Daily Mail
'A milestone in Chinese science-fiction' New York Times
'China's answer to Arthur C. Clarke' New Yorker
Winner of the Hugo and Galaxy Awards for Best Novel
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Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?
Cixin Liu's The Village Teacher is praised for its beautiful earthy illustrations by Zhang Xiaoyu, capturing the humanity and depth of the original tale. This graphic novel adaptation is recognised as an accessible entry into Cixin Liu's work, hailed for blending science fiction with philosophical and historical themes. The project is considered an insightful introduction to the author's unique voice and praised for its imaginative and expansive storytelling.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781800249998
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 August 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Head of Zeus -- an AdAstra Book
Illustration: 100 integrated col
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Zhang Xiaoyu
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 180.0mm
Height: 254.0mm
Weight: 353g
Pages: 110
About the Author
Zhang Xiaoyu is a Chinese graphic novel artist. He is one of few Chinese graphic novel artists to have achieved international influence, and has served a great contribution to revitalising the form in China and disseminating Chinese culture in the wider world. His work has been recognised with prices both in China and globally.
Cixin Liu is China's #1 SF writer and author of The Three-Body Problem – the first ever translated novel to win a Hugo Award. Prior to becoming a writer, Liu worked as an engineer in a power plant in Yangquan.
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