Zoo City
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Zoo City is a noir-infused urban fantasy novel by Lauren Beukes, set in an alternate Johannesburg where people magically manifest animal companions as a mark of their criminal guilt.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
noir novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ urban fantasy novel ⓘ |
| author | Lauren Beukes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Arthur C. Clarke Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| coverArtist | John Picacio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 2010-09-02 ⓘ |
| genre |
noir
ⓘ
science fantasy ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ urban fantasy ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
2010 fantasy novels
ⓘ
Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning works ⓘ South African novels ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-1-907519-22-0 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Zinzi December NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
e-book
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
animal familiars
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magic ⓘ occult ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 416 ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
hardboiled
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noir-infused ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime
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guilt ⓘ redemption ⓘ social inequality ⓘ urban decay ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| mainCharacterFormerOccupation | music journalist ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | finder of lost things ⓘ |
| mainCharacterTrait | has a sloth animal companion ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | first-person ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | World Fantasy Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | South African speculative fiction ⓘ |
| plotElement | magical animal companions appear as a mark of criminal guilt ⓘ |
| protagonist | Zinzi December NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | Angry Robot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInAlternateReality | true ⓘ |
| settingCountry | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Hillbrow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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