{"product_id":"men-in-space-0307388220","title":"Men in Space","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0307388220\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tom McCarthy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first novel written by Booker finalist Tom McCarthy-acclaimed author of Remainder and C-Men in Space is set in a Central Europe rapidly fragmenting after the fall of communism. It follows an oddball cast-dissolute bohemians, political refugees, a football referee, a disorientated police agent, and a stranded astronaut-as they chase a stolen painting from Sofia to Prague and onward. Planting the themes that McCarthys later works develop, here McCarthy questions the meaning of all kinds of space-physical, political, emotional, and metaphysical-as reflected in the characters 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51737976373536,"sku":"NEW0307388220","price":17.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61PpmExgjHL.jpg?v=1779579691","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/men-in-space-0307388220","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}