Winter 2011–2012
Colors / Blue
A partial genealogy
Tom McCarthy
“Colors” is a column in which a writer responds to a specific color assigned by the editors of Cabinet.
Tom McCarthy is a novelist who lives in London. His books include Remainder (Vintage, 2007), C (Knopf, 2010), and Tintin and the Secret of Literature (Counterpoint, 2008). He is also founder and general secretary of the International Necronautical Society.
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