Microserfs

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'COUPLAND IS THE CROWNED KING OF NORTH AMERICAN POP CULTURE.'
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At computer giant Microsoft, Dan, Susan, Abe, Todd and Bug are struggling to get a life in a high-speed high-tech environment. The job | ¦ Stephen oaiton, vox
may be super cool, the pay may be astronomical, but they're heading nowhere, and however hard they work, however many shares they earn, they're never going to be as rich as Bill. And besides, with ail the hours they're putting in, their best relationships are on e-mail. Something's got to give r^TTobitrHinitr^ord/on
'Cool irony and hipster cynicism are clearly not Coupland's intentions here: from beneath : the sleek, wipe-clean prose of Microserfs
slowly emerges a yearning for spiritual depth ; and permanence in a world of random misfortune and economic turbulence. Coupland has grown up with his readers, ; finally living up to his early promise. His most satisfying and substantial novel yet.'
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'The kooky aphoristic ripeness of... Tovább

Fülszöveg

'COUPLAND IS THE CROWNED KING OF NORTH AMERICAN POP CULTURE.'
mmAiJ 1-
At computer giant Microsoft, Dan, Susan, Abe, Todd and Bug are struggling to get a life in a high-speed high-tech environment. The job | ¦ Stephen oaiton, vox
may be super cool, the pay may be astronomical, but they're heading nowhere, and however hard they work, however many shares they earn, they're never going to be as rich as Bill. And besides, with ail the hours they're putting in, their best relationships are on e-mail. Something's got to give r^TTobitrHinitr^ord/on
'Cool irony and hipster cynicism are clearly not Coupland's intentions here: from beneath : the sleek, wipe-clean prose of Microserfs
slowly emerges a yearning for spiritual depth ; and permanence in a world of random misfortune and economic turbulence. Coupland has grown up with his readers, ; finally living up to his early promise. His most satisfying and substantial novel yet.'
iiliIl]_iLJ
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'The kooky aphoristic ripeness of Coupland's writing almost succeeds in making us forget the hollowness of these live-to-work lives. In the first 50 pages, there are more one-liners than in a decade of Woody Allen films.'
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^ Jay Mclnerney, New York Times Hlil
L5.99 AUS $14.95*
ISBN 0-00-654859-8
'A funny and stridently topical noveL Coupland continues to register the buzz of his generation.'
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