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The Odyssey

The Odyssey


13,95 €
6 Apr 2023 (predobjednávka)

From the prize-winning author of Supper Club comes a wickedly funny and slyly poignant new satire on modern life - for fans of My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Convenience Store Woman, and J. G. Ballard's High Rise'This book is a serious vibe' Cosmopolitan'Lara Williams is the queen of smart modern satire.

I could read her all day' Emma Jane UnsworthMeet Ingrid. She works on a gargantuan luxury cruise liner, where she spends her days reorganizing the merchandise and waiting for long-term guests to drop dead in the changing rooms. On her days off, she disembarks from the ship and gets blind drunk on whatever the local alcohol is.

It's not a bad life. And it distracts her from thinking about the other life she left behind five years ago. Until one day she is selected for the employee mentorship scheme - an initiative run by the ship's mysterious captain and self-anointed lifestyle guru, Keith, who pushes Ingrid further than she thought possible.

But sooner or later, she will have to ask herself: how far is too far?Utterly original, mischievous and thought-provoking, The Odyssey is a merciless takedown of consumer capitalism and our anxious, ill-fated quests for something to believe in. And as its title suggests, it is a voyage that will eventually lead its unlikely heroine all the way home. Though she'd do almost anything to avoid getting there...


Podrobnosti

Autor Lara Williams
Vydavateľ Penguin Books
Jazyk anglický
VäzbaPaperback
Počet strán208
Formát198 x 129
EAN9780241991657
Rok vydania2023
Edícia Súčasná beletria

Autor

Lara Williams

Ďalšie knihy autora z oddelenia Knihy v angličtine

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