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The lost civilization of Su...
"A series of archeological expeditions unfolds through time, each one looking for the ruins of a fabled underground city-state that once flourished in a remote province near the border of present-day Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Sealed off for centuries by seismic activity, Suolucidir beckons with the promise of plunder and the glory of discovery, fantasies as varied as the imaginations of her aspiring modern-day conquerors. As the tumult of the twentieth century's great wars, imperial land grabs and anti-colonial revolutions swirl across its barren, deserted landscape, the ancient city remains entombed below the surface of the earth. A succession of adventurers, speculators and unsavory characters arrive in search of their prize, be it archeological treasure, oil, or evidence of crimes and punishments. Intrigue, conspiracies, and counter-plots abound, and contemporary events interfere with each expedition, whether in the form of the Axis advance, British Petroleum, or the Revolutionary Guards. People disappear, relics are stolen, and the city closes in upon itself once more. A satiric, post-colonial adventure story of mythic proportions, The Lost Civilization of Suolucidir takes place against a background of actual events, in a part of the world with a particular historical relationship to Russia and the West. But though we are treated to visual "evidence" of its actual existence, Suolucidir remains a mystery, perhaps an invention of those who seek it, a place where history and identity are subject to revision, and the boundaries between East and West are anything but solid, reliable, or predictable"--
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monografia Rebiun37973776 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun37973776 m o d cr ||||||||||| 160122s2016 cau o 000 1 eng 2016003408 9780872867017 electronic bk.) 0872867013 electronic bk.) 9780872867000 softcover) AU@ 000062394316 AF2AAA9F-4700-46D3-B764-195121722B15 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com DLC eng rda pn DLC OCLCO OCLCF TEFOD YDXCP EBLCP RECBK IDB OCLCQ IDEBK OCLCQ MERUC OCLCQ HCO OCLCO OCL INT OCLCQ OCLCA OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ OCLCO UKKRT pcc 813/.54 23 FIC019000 FIC014000 FIC002000 FIC046000 bisacsh Daitch, Susan author The lost civilization of Suolucidir Susan Daitch 1606 San Francisco City Lights Publishers 2016 San Francisco San Francisco City Lights Publishers 1 online resource 1 online resource Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; First Collapse; Silent, Deserted, Fallen Cities; The Book of Smoke; Hilliard and Congreaves "A series of archeological expeditions unfolds through time, each one looking for the ruins of a fabled underground city-state that once flourished in a remote province near the border of present-day Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Sealed off for centuries by seismic activity, Suolucidir beckons with the promise of plunder and the glory of discovery, fantasies as varied as the imaginations of her aspiring modern-day conquerors. As the tumult of the twentieth century's great wars, imperial land grabs and anti-colonial revolutions swirl across its barren, deserted landscape, the ancient city remains entombed below the surface of the earth. A succession of adventurers, speculators and unsavory characters arrive in search of their prize, be it archeological treasure, oil, or evidence of crimes and punishments. Intrigue, conspiracies, and counter-plots abound, and contemporary events interfere with each expedition, whether in the form of the Axis advance, British Petroleum, or the Revolutionary Guards. People disappear, relics are stolen, and the city closes in upon itself once more. A satiric, post-colonial adventure story of mythic proportions, The Lost Civilization of Suolucidir takes place against a background of actual events, in a part of the world with a particular historical relationship to Russia and the West. But though we are treated to visual "evidence" of its actual existence, Suolucidir remains a mystery, perhaps an invention of those who seek it, a place where history and identity are subject to revision, and the boundaries between East and West are anything but solid, reliable, or predictable"-- Provided by publisher Archaeological expeditions- Fiction Extinct cities- Fiction Expéditions archéologiques- Romans, nouvelles, etc Villes disparues, en ruines, etc.- Romans, nouvelles, etc FICTION- Literary. FICTION- Historical. FICTION- Action & Adventure. FICTION- Jewish. Archaeological expeditions. Extinct cities. satire (artistic device) Satirical literature. Fiction. Adventure fiction. Satire. Satirical literature. Satires (Littérature) Print version Daitch, Susan. Lost civilization of Suolucidir. San Francisco : City Lights Publishers, 2016 9780872867000 (DLC) 2015049535