Crosshatched refers to areas of one city that are interspliced with the other city. This is the opposite of areas that are “total” (i.e., totally in one city or the other).
Crosshatched Quotes in The City & the City
The The City & the City quotes below are all either spoken by Crosshatched or refer to Crosshatched. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 5
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Very occasionally a young Ul Qoman who does not know the area of their city that Ul Qomatown crosshatches will blunder up to ask directions of an ethnically Ul Qoman Besźel-dweller, thinking them his or her compatriots. The mistake is quickly detected—there is nothing like being ostentatiously unseen to alarm—and Breach are normally merciful.
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Crosshatched Term Timeline in The City & the City
The timeline below shows where the term Crosshatched appears in The City & the City. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2
...unlikely, because the “area’s mostly pretty total.” Borlú points out that some of GunterStrász is crosshatched, but Corwi replies that she still thinks the murderer(s) would never have taken such a...
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Chapter 5
BudapestStrász is crosshatched. The Besź side has grown desolate in recent years thanks to the death of the...
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Chapter 6
...and witnessed a traffic accident that involved both Besź and Ul Qoman cars on a crosshatched street. Just as he glanced at the accident, the vague “shapes” and “figures” of Breach...
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Chapter 12
Copula Hall is an old and ornate building. It is crosshatched, with some rooms in Besźel and some in Ul Qoma (while some are in both,...
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Chapter 17
...they remain discreet about it, Breach will not punish them. Bol Ye’an is a highly crosshatched area, and the students working there avoid discussing Breach because they know “they’re all guilty...
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