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Miéville was born in London, England, where he currently lives. When he was eighteen, he lived and taught English in Egypt, where he developed an interest in Arab culture and Middle Eastern politics. Miéville has a B.A. in social anthropology from Cambridge and a master's with distinction and PhD from the London School of Economics.
He stood unsuccessfully for the British House of CommonsThe House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also includes the Sovereign and the House of Lords. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 659 members, who are known as "Members of Parliamen in the 2001 General ElectionThe United Kingdom general election of 7 June 2001 was dubbed as "the quiet landslide" by the media. After a landslide victory of the Labour Party in the previous 1997 elections, they now had another major victory by managing to maintain their position. as a candidate for the Socialist AllianceThe Socialist Alliance is a far left electoral alliance in England. The alliance grew out of the London Socialist Alliance and other local Socialist Alliances, many of which ran in elections as the United Socialists''. These were formed by the Socialist P. He is a member of the British Socialist Workers PartyThe Socialist Workers Party (SWP) is a revolutionary socialist political party in Britain. Publications A weekly newspaper Socialist Worker a monthly magazine, Socialist Review and a quarterly theoretical journal, International Socialism''. In addition th, and his left-wing politics colour his writing (they are particularly evident in Iron CouncilIron Council (2004) is the fourth novel by China Mieville, set in the same universe as his previous books Perdido Street Station (2000) and The Scar (2002), although they can all be read independently of each other. In addition to the influences shared by, his fourth novel).
His first novel, King RatFor the 1962 James Clavell novel, see King Rat''. King Rat is the 1998 debut novel by China Mieville. It is a dark urban fantasy set in London and interweaving the phenomenon of the rat king and the myth of The Pied Piper of Hamelin against an aesthetic o, was nominated for both an International Horror Guild and Bram StokerThe Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writer's Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the members of the HWA. awards. Perdido Street Station won the Arthur C. Clarke Award and was nominated for the Hugo, Nebula and World Fantasy awards. His third, The Scar, has been nominated for the 2003 Arthur C. Clarke and World Fantasy awards.