C

Opening in England at the turn of the twentieth century, C is the story of Serge Carrefax, whose father experiments with wireless communication while running a school for deaf children. Serge grows up amid the noise and silence with his brilliant but troubled older sister, Sophie: an intense sibling relationship that haunts him as he heads off into an equally troubled larger world. As Serge goes from a Bohemian spa to the skies of World War I, and from a German prison camp into the tombs of Egypt, we follow his life through the tumultuous course of the nascent modern era. Tom McCarthy--acclaimed author of Remainder--has created a truly singular character, and a world that sparkles with historical breadth and postmodern originality.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 09/06/2011
ISBN: 9780307388216
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.19w x 0.93d

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 09/18/2011 pg. 32
New York Times Book Review 11/03/2013 pg. 12