Second of Renee Gladman's books about her fictional city-state of Ravicka. The City itself is probably the biggest character, exploring additional neighborhoods & districts. The Ravickians mostly follows the Novelist who the narrator of Event Factory starts seeking in the second half of that book. It's definitely a good idea to read The Ravickians right after finishing Event Factory. One of the themes in Event Factory is the untranslatablility of a language from the perspective of an outsider, & the Ravickians continues the same theme but from the perspective of a native writer whose words are being translated into english. The story of the mysterious crisis that is hinted at, but never resolved in Event Factory is continued & explored more thoroughly. Similar to Riddley Walker in that the question of “what is going on here?” constitutes a bit of a mystery, & thus makes good re-reading.