Microserfs

ISBN-13: 9780007179817 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 371 str.

Douglas Coupland

Opis

From the bestselling author of 'Generation X', 'Microserfs' focuses on the subculture of computer programmers at Microsoft. Tied by high salaries to mindless jobs, the bright young things of Seattle are frustrated. Coupland again taps into the zeitgeist.

Recenzje

'An hilarious, moving read... Brilliantly observed, sharply written and constantly entertaining.' NME

'A funny and stridently topical novel. Coupland continues to register the buzz of his generation.' Jay McInerney, New York Times

'The writing is astonishing, the emotions genuine and the characters fully formed... Microserfs shows yet again Coupland's ability to create rather than imitate.' Irish Times

'A witty novel with real heart.' Sunday Telegraph

O autorze

Douglas Coupland first came to prominence as the author of Generation X (1995). He followed that with a sequence of ever-more daring and inventive novels, including Life After God, Girlfriend in a Coma and Hey Nostradamus! He lives in Vancouver.