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Originally Posted by AndrewH
The City & The City isn't science fiction, it's simpy a mystery set in a fictional divided city. Granted, the division is odd. Mieville's repeated explanations throughout the book about residents "unseeing" and avoiding interaction with the other city should have made this quite clear. The point is further emphasized when foreigners are introduced to the cities. |
Is The City & The City HARD science fiction? (And this argument can be extended to Zoo City.) No. Is it science fiction? You're free to disagree, but I think it was Science Fiction, especially the social aspects of it.
There are some people who've made the same arguments you've made (and you're free to make them). But the Arthur C. Clarke Award thought the novel was science fiction enough to declare it a winner.
I'll let the OP decide whether it's really science fiction or not. Just throwing in my recommendation.