(From May 2017)China Miéville reads from October: The Story of the Russian Revolution, published by Verso Books.

On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, China Miéville tells the extraordinary story of this pivotal moment in history.

China Miéville is the multi-award-winning author of many works of fiction and non-fiction. His fiction includes The City and the City, Embassytown and This Census-Taker. He has won the Hugo, World Fantasy, and Arthur C. Clarke awards. His non-fiction includes the photo-illustrated essay London’s Overthrow and Between Equal Rights, a study of international law. He has written for various publications, including the New York Times, Guardian, Conjunctions and Granta, and he is a founding editor of the quarterly Salvage.