Microserfs [electronic resource] : A Novel
Coupland, Douglas2011
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From the era-defining author of Generation X comes a novel of overworked coders who escape the serfdom of Bill Gates to forge their own path. 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.
Main title:
Microserfs [electronic resource] : A Novel / Douglas Coupland
Author:
Coupland, Douglas, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollins, 2011
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Douglas Coupland is the author of twelve novels, including Generation X and Microserfs, and several works of nonfiction, including Polaroids from the Dead. He lives and works in Vancouver, Canada.
ISBN:
9780062105967
Language:
English
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BRN:
2836475
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