A Data-Driven Apocalypse in Tom McCarthy's 'Satin Island'

The Leonard Lopate Show | Aug 26, 2015

Tom McCarthy discusses his latest novel Satin Island, about a corporate anthropologist who is tasked with writing a report that would sum up the entirety of our era. The book delves into our data-driven lives, the nature of symbols, and an apocalyptic city.

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A Data-Driven Apocalypse in Tom McCarthy's 'Satin Island'

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