Jonathan Beckman

Symbolism and a man called U: more avant-garde fiction from Tom McCarthy

Jonathan Beckman takes pleasure in Tom McCarthy’s agile thinking, even if Satin Island’s hero is just a tongue-tied initial

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  • Satin Island

    Tom McCarthy

    Cape, pp. 176

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