Satin Island Explained

Satin Island
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Publisher:	Knopf (US) Jonathan Cape (UK)
Release Date:	2015
Media Type:	Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages:	208
Isbn:	978-0-224-09019-3

Satin Island is a 2015 novel written by Tom McCarthy.^[1] It is McCarthy's fourth novel and fifth book.^[2]

Plot

The novel follows a protagonist, "U.", an employee of "the Company" which is a consulting firm. U is a former anthropologist who now applies his skills to cases handled by the company.

Reception

The novel was well received.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} Duncan White, writing for The Telegraph, praised the novel's conclusion, saying it "...provokes and beguiles and, at the point of revelation, it withholds".^[7]

It was included on the shortlist of the 2015 Man Booker Prize.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: In Satin Island, an Effort to Map Humanity Goes Awry. Mewshaw. Marc. 18 February 2015. The Atlantic. 19 March 2015.
2. Web site: Satin Island plays with genre on slippery ground. LaGambina. Greg. 16 February 2015. AV Club. 19 March 2015.
3. Web site: Satin Island by Tom McCarthy, review: 'induces mania'. White. Duncan. 28 February 2015. The Telegraph. 19 March 2015.
4. Web site: Satin Island plays with genre on slippery ground. LaGambina. Greg. 16 February 2015. AV Club. 19 March 2015.
5. Web site: Review: 'Satin Island' keeps protagonist and readers guessing - LA Times. Ruland. Jim. 13 February 2015. Los Angeles Times. 19 March 2015.
6. Web site: 'Satin Island' by Tom McCarthy. Collins-Hughes. Laura. 24 February 2015. The Boston Globe. 19 March 2015.
7. Web site: Satin Island by Tom McCarthy, review: 'induces mania'. White. Duncan. 28 February 2015. The Telegraph. 19 March 2015.
8. Web site: Pulitzer winner makes Booker Prize shortlist. BBC News. 15 September 2015. 15 September 2015.