Christopher Hawtree

Journey to the Moon: The Things We’ve Seen, by Agustín Fernández Mallo, reviewed

In one of Mallo’s three novellas, Kurt Montana claims to be the unknown fourth man, out of sight behind the Moon landing’s camera

Agustín Fernández Mallo at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, 2016. Credit: Getty Images
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  • The Things We’ve Seen

    Agustín Fernández Mallo, translated by Thomas Bunstead

    Fitzcarraldo Editions, pp. 484, £14

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