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Zoo City
- 384 pages · about 6 hours
- First published 2010
- 18 editions
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1 About this book
Zoo City is a 2010 science fiction novel by South African author Lauren Beukes. It won the 2011 Arthur C. Clarke Award and the 2010 Kitschies Red Tentacle for best novel. The cover of the British edition of the book was awarded the 2010 BSFA Award for best artwork, and the book itself was shortlisted in the best novel category of the award.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Good for readers who want: urban fantasy, science fiction, and magic.
- South African fiction
- Magic
- Fantasy, contemporary
- Fantasy, urban
- Johannesburg (south africa)
- Science fiction
- Missing persons
- Music trade
2 About Lauren Beukes
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
3 More by Lauren Beukes
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