 First edition (US) | |
| Author | Tom McCarthy |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Knopf (US) Jonathan Cape (UK) |
Publication date | 2015 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 208 |
| ISBN | 978-0-224-09019-3 |
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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.
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]
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