Spaceman of Bohemia
Author | : Jaroslav Kalfar |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2017-03-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781473639980 |
ISBN-13 | : 1473639980 |
Rating | : 4/5 (980 Downloads) |
Download or read book Spaceman of Bohemia written by Jaroslav Kalfar and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-03-09 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX FILM STARRING ADAM SANDLER AND CAREY MULLIGAN SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD FOR SCIENCE FICTION 'An incredible experience . . . unforgettable' Lisa McInerney, author of The Glorious Heresies 'Dizzyingly inventive' TLS 'An excellent debut' The Times 'Booming with vitality and originality' New York Times Set in the near-distant future, Spaceman follows a Czech astronaut as he launches into space to investigate a mysterious dust cloud covering Venus, a suicide mission sponsored by a proud nation. Suddenly a world celebrity, Jakub's marriage starts to fail as the weeks go by, and his sanity comes into question. After his mission is derailed he must make a violent decision that will force him to come to terms with his family's dark political past. An extraordinary vision of the endless human capacity to persist-and risk everything-in the name of love and home, by a startlingly talented young debut novelist.