What is the name of the city in "The City & the City"?
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Ul Qoma
Besźel
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Answer
Besźel is the name of the city in China Miéville's novel "The City & the City." The novel depicts two cities, Besźel and Ul Qoma, that exist in the same physical space but are separated by a psychological barrier that prevents their inhabitants from perceiving each other. Besźel is a modern, cosmopolitan city, while Ul Qoma is a more traditional, Eastern-influenced city.
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