C

By Tom McCarthy

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307388212
• ISBN13: 9780307388216
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"