{"product_id":"men-in-space-9780307388223","title":"Men in Space","description":"The first novel written by Booker finalist Tom McCarthy--acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eRemainder \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eC\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003ci\u003eMen in Space\u003c\/i\u003e 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 McCarthy's 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an afterword by Simon Critchley, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Dead Philosophers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307388223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/02\/2012 pg. 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2012 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2012 pg. 97\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/27\/2012 pg. 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/26\/2012 pg. 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/04\/2012 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tom McCarthy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43705123733685,"sku":"9780307388223","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1985a31c-b92d-46c1-bb44-89efeb0e2de4.jpg?v=1709654952","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/men-in-space-9780307388223","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}