Tom McCarthy
Born: 05-21-1969
Tom McCarthy is a renowned British novelist and artist, celebrated for his innovative and complex narratives. Born in 1969, he gained critical acclaim with his debut novel "Remainder." McCarthy's work often explores themes of technology, repetition, and identity. He is also the General Secretary of the International Necronautical Society, blending avant-garde art with literature. His novels, including "C" and "Satin Island," have been shortlisted for prestigious literary awards.
Book summaries for books written by Tom McCarthy
Quotes
We are, in short, a product of our information.
The future, we’re told, is the product of our choices.
There are no more narratives, just data.
The world is being read. We are reading it.
The future, in other words, is just like the present, only longer.
We are condemned to ‘meaning’.
The world is a set of data. It can be read and written.
The more information we have, the more we lack a theory in which to put it.
We’re living in a world in which nothing is new, only reshuffled and reconfigured.
The world is being manufactured, we are manufacturing it.
The world is a screen, and we are its operators.
We are trapped in the loop of our own data.