Satin Island by Tom McCarthy (English) Paperback Book

Description: Satin Island by Tom McCarthy spends his days procrastinating, meandering through endless buffer-zones of information and becoming obsessed by the images with which the world bombards him on a daily basis: oil spills, African traffic jams, roller-blade processions. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A novel for our times, from a master craftsman who is steering the contemporary novel towards exciting new territories (Observer)U. is a corporate anthropologist who, while working on a giant, epoch-defining project no one really understands, is also tasked with writing the Great Report on our society. But instead, U. spends his days procrastinating, meandering through endless buffer-zones of information and becoming obsessed by the images with which the world bombards him on a daily basis- oil spills, African traffic jams, roller-blade processions.Is there a secret logic holding all these images together? Once cracked, will it unlock the master-meaning of our era? Might it have something to do with the dead parachutists in the news? Perhaps; perhaps not. Notes Paperback edition of the original novel which was shortlisted for both the Man Booker Prize and the Goldsmiths Prize. Follows the strange, disparate life of U., a corporate anthropologist. A horrifying comic novel of ideas Guardian Author Biography Tom McCarthy is the author of Tintin and the Secret of Literature and four internationally celebrated novels- Remainder, Men in Space, C, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Walter Scott Prize, and Satin Island, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Goldsmiths Prize. In 2013 McCarthy was awarded the inaugural Windham-Campbell Literature Prize by Yale University. His creation, in 1999, of the International Necronautical Society has led to installations and exhibitions in galleries and museums around the world, from Tate Britain and the ICA in London to The Drawing Center in New York. Review Smart, shimmering and thought-provoking…McCarthy isnt a frustrated cultural theorist who must content himself with writing novels; hes a born novelist, a pretty fantastic one, who has figured out a way to make cultural theory funny, scary and suspenseful — in other words, compulsively readable. * New York Times *Should you read the new Tom McCarthy book? (A: Yes. Always yes.) * Huffington Post *Dazzling and elusive… a magisterial ethnographic portrait of our overstimulated, interconnected, simulacra-addicted times. * Atlantic *The kind of strange and ambitious fiction that you feared might have died with J. G. Ballard. ...Provokes and beguiles and, at the point of revelation, it withholds. On finishing it you will have the powerful urge to throw it across the room, then the powerful urge to pick it up to read again. And thats whats so brilliant. -- Duncan White, 5 stars * Daily Telegraph *Confusing, clever and about to be massive. * Stylist * Promotional A novel for our times, from a master craftsman who is steering the contemporary novel towards exciting new territories (Observer) Prizes Short-listed for Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2015 (UK) Short-listed for The Goldsmiths Prize 2015 (UK) Review Text Smart, shimmering and thought-provoking...McCarthy isnt a frustrated cultural theorist who must content himself with writing novels; hes a born novelist, a pretty fantastic one, who has figured out a way to make cultural theory funny, scary and suspenseful -- in other words, compulsively readable. Review Quote Smart, shimmering and thought-provoking...McCarthy isnt a frustrated cultural theorist who must content himself with writing novels; hes a born novelist, a pretty fantastic one, who has figured out a way to make cultural theory funny, scary and suspenseful -- in other words, compulsively readable. Promotional "Headline" A novel for our times, from a master craftsman who is steering the contemporary novel towards exciting new territories ( Observer ) Details ISBN009954699X Year 2016 ISBN-10 009954699X ISBN-13 9780099546993 Media Book Publisher Vintage Publishing Publication Date 2016-03-24 Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.92 Pages 240 Format Paperback Language English UK Release Date 2016-03-24 AU Release Date 2016-03-24 NZ Release Date 2016-03-24 Author Tom McCarthy Audience General Alternative 9781446444085 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:97574618;

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