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China Mieville
Birth at
6 September 1972
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China Mieville was born on September 6, 1972. In his early years he studied at a boarding school in London. At eighteen, China Miéville worked as an English teacher in Zimbabwe and Egypt. While there, he fell in love with Arab culture and became deeply interested in Middle Eastern politics. On his return, he continued his studies at Cambridge University and received a Bachelor of Social Anthropology degree. Then, after graduating with honors from the London School of Economics, China received a
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China Mieville was born on September 6, 1972. In his early years he studied at a boarding school in London. At eighteen, China Miéville worked as an English teacher in Zimbabwe and Egypt. While there, he fell in love with Arab culture and became deeply interested in Middle Eastern politics.
On his return, he continued his studies at Cambridge University and received a Bachelor of Social Anthropology degree. Then, after graduating with honors from the London School of Economics, China received a PhD in International Relations.
China Miéville belongs to the British Socialist Party. In 2001, he ran for the House of Commons. His political views are reflected in some of his writings, as well as in his attitude towards contemporary literature. He belongs to the editorial board of a Marxist journal published in the Netherlands.
His first novel, The Rat King, belongs to the genre of mystical horror. Subsequent works – “Station of Lost Dreams” and “Charm” – are written in the genre of fantasy steam punk. These novels undoubtedly won the hearts of many readers. Most of China Mieville’s stories, written in the genre of horror, occupy the first place in various prestigious collections. However, his work also contains elements of science fiction and fantasy. China once admitted that his work was influenced by Howard Lovecraft, an American writer who worked in the genres of horror, fantasy and mysticism. /