Men in Space

Men in Space

The first novel written by Booker finalist Tom McCarthyâ€”acclaimed author of Remainder and Câ€”Men in Space is set in a Central Europe rapidly fragmenting after the fall of communism. It follows an oddball castâ€”dissolute bohemians, political refugees, a football referee, a disorientated police agent, and a stranded astronautâ€”as they chase a stolen painting from Sofia to Prague and onward. Planting the themes that McCarthyâ€™s later works develop, here McCarthy questions the meaning of all kinds of spaceâ€”physical, political, emotional, and metaphysicalâ€”as reflected in the charactersâ€™ 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
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0307388220_used
Color Silver
ReleaseDate 2012-02-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780307388223

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