Men in Space - Couverture souple

McCarthy, Tom

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1846880564 ISBN 13 : 9781846880568

Editeur : Alma Books, 2017

Synopsis

Set in a Central Europe rapidly fragmenting after the fall of Communism, Men in Space follows a cast of dissolute Bohemians, political refugees, a football referee, a disorientated police agent and a stranded astronaut as they chase a stolen icon painting from Sofia to Prague and onwards. The icon’s melancholy orbit is reflected in the various characters’ ellipses and near misses as they career vertiginously through all kinds of space: physical, political, emotional and metaphysical. What emerges is a vision of humanity adrift in history, and a world in a state of disintegration. Following the huge critical success of Remainder – McCarthy’s best-selling first novel, recently adapted into a film – Men in Space confirms him as one of the most original and promising voices in contemporary fiction.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Tom McCarthy was born in 1969 and lives in London. He is known for the reports, manifestos and media interventions he has made as General Secretary of the International Necronautical Society (INS), a semi-fictitious avant-garde network. His nonfiction book Tintin and the Secret of Literature was published by Granta Books in 2006.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Alma Books
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1846880564
• ISBN 13: 9781846880568
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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