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| Author | Samantha Harvey |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Literary fiction Philosophical fiction Science fiction |
| Set in | International Space Station |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape (UK)[1] Grove Atlantic (US)[2] |
Publication date | 2 November 2023 (UK) 5 December 2023 (US) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 144 pp |
| Awards | |
| ISBN | 978-1-7873-3434-2 (hardcover 1st UK ed.) |
| OCLC | 1369677814 |
| 823/.92 | |
| LC Class | PR6108.A7875 O73 2023 |
Orbital is a 2023 novel by English writer Samantha Harvey that incorporates elements of science fiction,[3][4] literary fiction, and philosophical drama, published by Jonathan Cape in the UK and by Grove Atlantic in the US. It follows six fictional astronauts over 24 hours on the International Space Station, while including speculative interludes featuring an alien, a robot, and a prehistoric human.
The novel was well received by critics. It won the 2024 Booker Prize[5][6] and the Hawthornden Prize,[7][8] and it was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction[9] and the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for imaginative fiction.[10]
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- ^ "'Orbital' by Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker Prize". NPR. 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Science Fiction Novel Wins The Booker Prize". Starburst Magazine. 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Orbital by Samantha Harvey wins the Booker Prize 2024". The Booker Prizes. 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Orbital: Winner of the Booker Prize 2024". The Booker Prizes. 2024.
- ^ "The 2024 Hawthornden Prize for Literature has been awarded to Samantha Harvey for Orbital". Hawthornden Foundation.
- ^ Pineda, Dhanika (12 November 2024). "'Orbital' by Samantha Harvey wins 2024 Booker Prize". NPR.
- ^ "Orbital The Orwell Foundation". www.orwellfoundation.com.
- ^ "The 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction". The Ursula K. Le Guin Foundation. 21 October 2024.