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Satin Island
Satin Island
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*Shortlisted for the 2015 Goldsmiths Prize*
‘A horrifyingly comic novel of ideas with its fingers jammed into the light-socket of the age’ Guardian
‘A Kafka for the Google Age’ Daily Telegraph
U. is a 'corporate anthropologist' working on a giant, epoch-defining project, while also tasked with writing the Great Report on society. Instead, U. spends his time procrastinating and obsessing over images of oil spills, traffic jams, and roller-blade processions, seeking a hidden logic that might unlock the master-meaning of our era.
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A satirical exploration of modern corporate and societal chaos.
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Who is this book for?
If you're intrigued by sharp, thought-provoking narratives that dissect the chaos of our digital age, Satin Island could be just your cup of tea. It offers a unique blend of humor and insight, revealing the absurdities of contemporary life through the eyes of a corporate anthropologist. Many readers find it a fascinating, almost surreal reflection on what our society values and ignores.