Men in Space
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The first novel written by Booker finalist Tom McCarthy--acclaimed author of Remainder and C -- Men in Space is set in a Central Europe rapidly fragmenting after the fall of communism. It follows an oddball cast--dissolute bohemians, political refugees, a football referee, a disorientated police agent, and a stranded astronaut--as they chase a stolen painting from Sofia to Prague and onward. Planting the themes that McCarthy's later works develop, here McCarthy questions the meaning of all kinds of space--physical, political, emotional, and metaphysical--as reflected in the characters' various disconnections. What emerges is a vision of humanity adrift in history, and a world in a state of disintegration. With an afterword by Simon Critchley, author of The Book of Dead Philosophers
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0307388220
ISBN13:9780307388223
Release Date:February 2012
Publisher:Knopf Publishing Group
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.2" x 7.9"
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