A stranger in Olondria : being the complete memoirs of the mystic, Jevick of Tyom / by Sofia Samatar.
| Author/creator | Samatar, Sofia author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st edition. |
| Publication | Easthampton, MA : Small Beer Press ; [Minneapolis] : Distributed to the trade by Consortium, 2013. |
| Copyright Date | ©2013 |
| Description | 299 pages : map ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | Jevick, the pepper merchant's son, has been raised on stories of Olondria, a distant land where books are as common as they are rare in his home. When his father dies and Jevick takes his place on the yearly selling trip to Olondria, Jevick's life is as close to perfect as he can imagine. But just as he revels in Olondria's Rabelaisian Feast of Birds, he is pulled drastically off course and becomes haunted by the ghost of an illiterate young girl. In desperation, Jevick seeks the aid of Olondrian priests and quickly becomes a pawn in the struggle between the empire's two most powerful cults. Yet even as the country shimmers on the cusp of war, he must face his ghost and learn her story before he has any chance of becoming free by setting her free: an ordeal that challenges his understanding of art and life, home and exile, and the limits of that seductive necromancy, reading. |
| Local note | Joyner Schlobin Coll.: See also manuscript material related to the James H. and Virginia Schlobin Literature of the Fantastic Collection. Ask in Joyner Library Special Collections. |
| General note | "A novel." |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Schlobin Coll. item purchased from Amazon 20250224 |
| Genre/form | Fantasy fiction. |
| Genre/form | Fantasy fiction. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
| Genre/form | Fantasy fiction. |
| LCCN | 2012020482 |
| ISBN | 9781618730626 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 1618730622 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9781931520768 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1931520763 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Schlobin Fantasy Collection | PS3619.A4496 S77 2013 | ✔ Available | Request Material |