Author | : China Miéville |
File Size | : 40,7 Mb |
Publisher | : Pan Macmillan |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 05 February 2011 |
ISBN | : 9780330544801 |
Pages | : 16 pages |
Tis the Season Short Reads by China Miéville Book PDF Summary
Call me childish, but I love all the nonsense – the snow, the trees, the tinsel, the turkey. I love presents. I love carols and cheesy songs. I just love ChristmasTM.'It would be a dream come true to be able to celebrate Christmas properly: to wake up to a StockingTM, visit SantaTM and open PresentsTM around the Christmas TreeTM. But this is a luxury reserved for those with shares in YuleCo – controllers of this joyful season – who don’t agree that it’s a holiday for one and all. In this short story, 'Tis the Season, which also features in the collection Looking for Jake and Other Stories, China Miéville’s astonishing imagination allows us a glimpse of how a dystopian Christmas might be.