Microserfs

A Novel

by Douglas Coupland

On Sale: 11/11/2008

Microserfs

A Novel

by Douglas Coupland

On Sale: 11/11/2008

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About the Book

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.

Critical Praise

“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

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780061624261
  • ISBN 10: 0061624268
  • Imprint: Harper Perennial
  • On Sale: 11/11/2008
  • Pages: 400
  • List Price:19.99 CAD
  • BISAC1 : FICTION / Science Fiction / Genetic Engineering
  • BISAC2 : FICTION / General
  • BISAC3 : FICTION / Science Fiction / General
  • BISAC4 : FICTION / Literary
  • BISAC5 : FICTION / Family Life

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