The Physiognomy
by:
Jeffrey Ford (author)
In the land of the Well-Built City, Physiognomist First Class Cley studies the body's shape to determine character, uncover secrets, even foretell the future. But swirling around him are dark pools of arrogance and corruption, and before long the privileged physiognomist must confront the...
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In the land of the Well-Built City, Physiognomist First Class Cley studies the body's shape to determine character, uncover secrets, even foretell the future. But swirling around him are dark pools of arrogance and corruption, and before long the privileged physiognomist must confront the surprising truth about himself and his profession.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780380793327 (0380793326)
Publish date: August 1st 1998
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Series: Well-Built City Trilogy (#1)
Jeffrey Ford escribe raro. A veces llegas a ciertos puntos donde no sabes porqué estas leyendo esas cosas. Loco y desordenado como un sueño.Me gusta que las cosas no son obvias o simples en este libro. Disonancia cognitiva por montones.
Sci-fi/fantasy in the mold of The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe. This is one of the best books I've read in a while. The voice of the novel is Physiognomist First Class Cley. He works for a Hitler-like master named Drachton Below. Cley's job involves judging the character of others by reading...
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