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The novel The House on the Outskirts consists of five stories connected by the place where the characters come - each for their own reason. In a dirty alleyway on the outskirts of Zbichchya, which runs between two blank walls, all these people one day see a small iron door... It sounds like a typical beginning of a mystical story, but this is David Mitchell, and his talent grows on the soil of either suspense or just a bizarre detective story piercing parables about the true value of life and love. "The House on the Edge subtly and unexpectedly resonates with other Mitchell novels. As always, the people in his fantasy stories are alive and real, sometimes written with a kind smile, but even readers familiar with the works of this writer will be caught off guard when the door opens to a world where completely different rules apply...