Men in Space [Hardcover]

Tom McCarthy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2007

Set in a Central Europe rapidly fragmenting after the fall of communism, Men in Space follows a cast of dissolute Bohemians, political refugees, football referees, deaf police agents, assassins, and stranded astronauts as they chase a stolen icon painting from Sofia to Prague and beyond. 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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"McCarthy writes with devastating charm and lucidity."  —The Guardian

"McCarthy is fast revealing himself as a master craftsman who is steering the contemporary novel towards exciting territories."  —The Observer

"I, for one, am glad that the independent publishing house Alma Books is brave enough to back such idiosyncratic work."  —The Daily Telegraph

"A compelling and imaginative philosophical novel."  —Frieze Magazine

"A confident and intelligent meditation on failed flights of transcendence."  —Times Literary Supplement

About the Author

Tom McCarthy 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. He is the author of Remainder and Tintin and the Secret of Literature.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 300 pages
• Publisher: Alma Books; First Edition edition (November 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1846880335
• ISBN-13: 978-1846880339
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #257,935 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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