Infinite Ground - Hardcover

MacInnes, Martin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 178239947X ISBN 13: 9781782399476

Publisher: Atlantic Books, 2016

Synopsis

Weird, wonderful, totally indefinable... If not the Booker, then surely the Goldsmiths beckons - Justine Jordan, Guardian

Stunning - a totally original, surreal mystery shot through with hints of the best of César Aira, Vladimir Nabokov, Angela Carter, and Julio Cortázar. Smart, clever, and honest. I doubt you've read anything quite like it. - Jeff VanderMeer

A luminous debut novel of modern alienation, of the sinister beauty of the human body and of the enduring splendour of the natural world.

During a sweltering South American summer, a family convenes for dinner at a restaurant. Midway through the meal, Carlos disappears. An experienced, semi-retired inspector takes the case, but what should be a routine investigation becomes something strange, intangible, even sinister. The corporation for which Carlos worked seems to serve no purpose; the staff talk of their missing colleague's alarming, shifting physical symptoms; a forensic scientist uncovers evidence of curious abnormalities in the thriving microorganisms that shared Carlos's body. As the inspector relives and retraces the missing man's footsteps, the trail leads him away from the city sprawl and deep into the country's rainforest interior, where he encounters both horror and wonder.

About this title

About the Author

Martin MacInnes is the best-selling and multi-award-winning author of three novels, most recently In Ascension (2023), which was long-listed for the Booker Prize and has been optioned for film. He has been published in 11 languages, and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Edition details

• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178239947X
• ISBN 13: 9781782399476
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272