"[Aciman's] best so far. . . . An existentialist adventure worthy of Kerouac."--Clancy Martin, _New York Times Book Review_ Andre Aciman has been hailed as "the most exciting new fiction writer of the twenty-first century" (_New York_ magazine), a "brilliant chronicler of the disconnect...between wh
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β Scribed by Matt Beaumont
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Hijinks galore among the deliriously funny ad men and women in this electronic epistolary novel
e 's wickedly hilarious crew from the Miller Shanks Ad Agency is back with more office shenanigans. The staff has moved on to Meerkat360, a sleek and self-consciously hip boutique agency, where they are joined by a fresh cast of industrial-strength nutjobs. Through e-mails, texts, and blog entries they pitch ad campaigns--Estee Lauder's new Margaret Thatcher perfume, anyone?--mangle love lives, and barely navigate office and family politics.
Armed with the acid wit of e upgraded with the full arsenal of modern cyber tools, e2 leaves you rolling on your cubicle floor and snorting vile vending-machine coffee out of your nostrils.
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