Men in Space-SIGNED FIRST PRINTING

Tom McCarthy

ISBN 10: 1846880335 / ISBN 13: 9781846880339

Published by Alma Books, Richmond, 2007

About this Item

Fine first printing in fine dustwrapper. The book is as-new. The dustwrapper is complete and unmarked. Removable Blackwell's 'SIGNED FIRST EDITION' sticker to front panel. Signed by the author to the title page, without inscription. As a keen collector myself I make every effort to provide a high level of service. Enquiries welcomed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Men in Space-SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
• Publisher: Alma Books, Richmond
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846880335
• ISBN 13: 9781846880339
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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 first novel Remainder was published by Alma in 2006.