Remainder

A man is severely injured in a mysterious accident, receives an outrageous sum in legal compensation, and has no idea what to do with it. Then, one night, an ordinary sight sets off a series of bizarre visions he can't quite place. How he goes about bringing his visions to lifeand what happens afterwardmakes for one of the most riveting, complex, and unusual novels in recent memory. Remainderis about the secret world each of us harbors within, and what might happen if we were granted the power to make it real.

Tom McCarthy was born in 1969 and lives in London. He is known for the reports, manifestos, and media interventions he has made as General Secretary of the International Necronautical Society (INS), a semi-fictitious avant-garde network. Remainder is his first novel.