''Satin Island'' is a 2015 novel written by

Tom McCarthy Thomas McCarthy (also Tom and Tommy) may refer to: Academia *Thomas A. McCarthy (born 1940), American professor of philosophy *Thomas J. McCarthy (born 1956), American professor of polymer chemistry at the University of Massachusetts *J. Thomas Mc ...

. It is McCarthy's fourth novel and fifth book.

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. Duncan White, writing for ''The Telegraph'', praised the novel's conclusion, saying it "...provokes and beguiles and, at the point of revelation, it withholds". It was included on the shortlist of the 2015 Man Booker Prize.

References

2015 British novels Novels set in London Novels set in New York City Jonathan Cape books {{2010s-novel-stub