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Penguin Books
Then We Came to the End
Wydawnictwo:
Penguin Books
Oprawa: Kartonowa Foliowana
Opis
In this wildly funny debut from former ad man Ferris, a group of copywriters and designers at a Chicago ad agency face layoffs at the end of the '90s boom. Indignation rises over the rightful owner of a particularly coveted chair ("We felt deceived"). Gonzo e-mailer Tom Mota quotes Walt Whitman and Ralph Waldo Emerson in the midst of his tirades, desperately trying to retain a shred of integrity at a job that requires a ruthless attention to what will make people buy things. Jealousy toward the aloof and "inscrutable" middle manager Joe Pope spins out of control. Copywriter Chris Yop secretly returns to the office after he's laid off to prove his worth. Rumors that supervisor Lynn Mason has breast cancer inspire blood lust, remorse, compassion. Ferris has the downward-spiraling office down cold, and his use of the narrative "we" brilliantly conveys the collective fear, pettiness, idiocy and also humanity of high-level office drones as anxiety rises to a fever pitch. Only once does Ferris shift from the first person plural (for an extended fugue on Lynn's realization that she may be ill), and the perspective feels natural throughout. At once delightfully freakish and entirely credible, Ferris's cast makes a real impression.
Szczegóły
Rok wydania
2007
Oprawa
Kartonowa Foliowana
Ilość stron
388
Format
15.0x23.0cm
Języki
angielski
ISBN
9780670916566
Rodzaj
Książka
EAN
9780670916566
Kraj produkcji
GB
Producent
Penguin Books Limited
Podmiot odpowiedzialny
Penguin Random House Ireland Limited
Nassau Street 32 Morrison Chambers
Dublin
IE
www.penguin.co.uk
Dublin
IE
www.penguin.co.uk
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