China Miéville’s The Rouse Is a Haunting Magnum Opus https://jacobin.com/2026/10/china-mieville-rouse-ghosts-cold-war?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #socialism
jacobin.comChina Miéville’s The Rouse Is a Haunting Magnum OpusThe Rouse follows a secret British effort to weaponize ghosts amid the Cold War and decolonization. A supernatural spy thriller, a Marxist meditation on history, and a stylistic triumph, China Miéville’s novel is a masterwork two decades in the making.