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Following the huge critical success of "Remainder", McCarthy's first novel, this is an original story set in a central Europe rapidly fragmenting after the fall of Communism. 'McCarthy writes with devastating charm and lucidity' Alfred Hickling, "The Guardian"
Synopsis
Set in a Central Europe rapidly fragmenting after the fall of Communism, this title 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.
