The Carpet Makers
First trade paperback edition
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Author
Publication
2006-02-21 - Tor Books, New York City, USA
Language
English
Translation of: Die Haarteppichknüpfer
Word Count
76,000 words, Guess
Page Count
304 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archivecarpetmakers0000esch_g3y3
- ISBN-100765314908
- ISBN-139780765314901
- LibraryThing47761
- Goodreads171125
and 4 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2004058866
- OCLC Control Number63702943
- Better World Books9780765314901
- Open LibraryOL8053617M
Classifications
- LCCPT2665.S34
- LCCPT2665.S34 H313 2005
- DDC833/.914
and 1 more
- LCCPT2665.S34 H3 1995
Alternate Titles
- Hair Carpet Weavers
Description
Schon seit jeher fertigen die Haarteppichknüpfer ihre Teppiche für den Kaiser - Teppiche, die aus den Haaren ihrer Frauen und Töchter bestehen. Für die Herstellung eines einzigen Teppichs benötigen die Knüpfer ihr ganzes Leben, und von dem Erlös kann eine Generation ihrer Familie leben. So war es seit Anbeginn der Zeit. Doch eines Tages taucht ein Raumschiff im Orbit der Welt auf, das kurz darauf landet, um dem Geheimnis der wundersamen Haarteppiche auf den Grund zu gehen - einem Geheimnis, das alle Vorstellungskraft übersteigt.
First Sentence
KNOT AFTER KNOT, DAY IN, day out, for an entire lifetime, always the same hand movements, always looping the same knots in the fine hair, so fine and so tiny that with time, the fingers trembled and the eyes became weak from strain-and still the progress was hardly noticeable.
Description
The carpet maker, following the traditions of his fathers, will spend his entire life making one carpet from the hair of his wife and daughters, so fine and fragile that only the God Emperor may purchase it, until the Empire disappears and strangers arrive, finding something unbelievable in the patterns of the carpets.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Carpet Makers Universe Series
Other Editions
- The Carpet Makers
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