MICROSERFS: A Novel - Brossura

Coupland, Douglas

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ISBN 10: 0061624268 ISBN 13: 9780061624261

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2008

Riassunto

They are Microserfs—six code-crunching computer whizzes who spend upward of sixteen hours a day "coding" and eating "flat" foods (food which, like Kraft singles, can be passed underneath closed doors) as they fearfully scan company e-mail to learn whether the great Bill is going to "flame" one of them. But now there's a chance to become innovators instead of cogs in the gargantuan Microsoft machine. The intrepid Microserfs are striking out on their own—living together in a shared digital flophouse as they desperately try to cultivate well-rounded lives and find love amid the dislocated, subhuman whir and buzz of their computer-driven world.

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Recensione

“Coupland continues to register the buzz of his generation with fidelity.” (Jay McInerney, New York Times Book Review)

“The novel’s real fun is the frequent and rapidly fired pop-culture references that span the 70s, 80s and 90s...and Coupland uses them with relish.” (Entertainment Weekly)

L'autore

Douglas Coupland is the author of twelve novels, including Generation X and Microserfs, and several works of nonfiction, including Polaroids from the Dead. He lives and works in Vancouver, Canada.

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• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0061624268
• ISBN 13: 9780061624261
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 400