C by Tom Mccarthy
Follows the life of Serge Carrefax, a man who surges into the electric modernity of the early twentieth century, transfixed by the technologies that obliterate him. Born to the sound of one of the experimental wireless stations, Serge finds himself steeped in a weird world of transmissions.
C inserts itself, slyly yet confidently, into the history of modernismThis is a genuinely exciting and spookily beautiful book, a new kind of joy -- Neel Mukherjee * The Times *
McCarthy is fast revealing himself as a master craftsman who is steering the contemporary novel towards exciting territories * Observer *
Skilfully realised, ambitious -- Christopher Taylor * Guardian *
An intelligent, ambitious book... A beautiful, accessible novel with a thrilling tale. This is one of the most brilliant books to have hit the shelves this year and McCarthy deserves high praise for an electric piece of writing which should be enjoyed as well as discussed -- Beth Jones * Sunday Telegraph *
C is formidably well assembled, and it is admirable for an unashamed literary ambition -- Peter Carty * Independent on Sunday *
McCarthy is fast revealing himself as a master craftsman who is steering the contemporary novel towards exciting territories * Observer *
Skilfully realised, ambitious -- Christopher Taylor * Guardian *
An intelligent, ambitious book... A beautiful, accessible novel with a thrilling tale. This is one of the most brilliant books to have hit the shelves this year and McCarthy deserves high praise for an electric piece of writing which should be enjoyed as well as discussed -- Beth Jones * Sunday Telegraph *
C is formidably well assembled, and it is admirable for an unashamed literary ambition -- Peter Carty * Independent on Sunday *
Tom McCarthy is the author of Tintin and the Secret of Literature and four internationally celebrated novels: Remainder, Men in Space, C, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Walter Scott Prize, and Satin Island, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Goldsmiths Prize. In 2013 McCarthy was awarded the inaugural Windham-Campbell Literature Prize by Yale University. His creation, in 1999, of the International Necronautical Society has led to installations and exhibitions in galleries and museums around the world, from Tate Britain and the ICA in London to The Drawing Center in New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099547020 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099547023 |
| Title | C |
| Author | Tom Mccarthy |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2011-08-04 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2010, Short-listed for Galaxy National Book Awards: Waterstone's UK Author of the Year 2010 |
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