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Amrita

Cixin Liu

1994366 pagesabout 6–8 hours
1994
first published
  • 1997Grove Press · 366 pages · ENGISBN 9780802115904
  • 1997Faber and Faber · 366 pages · ENGISBN 9780571192793
  • 1998Pocket · 384 pages · ENGISBN 9780671025779
  • 1998Washington Square Press · 384 pages · ENGISBN 9780671532857
  • 1999Bt Bound · ENGISBN 9780613092135

A celebrated actress who has died in mysterious and shocking circumstances leaves behind an unconventional extended family that includes an older sister, a woman in her twenties through whose eyes the story unfolds; a young brother who possesses mystical powers; and a fiancé who is writing a novel with uncanny parallels to his own story.

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Emotional toneUnflinching

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Plot intensityCharacter driven
ComplexityLayered

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