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- The award-winning writer of White Tears and Blue Ruin takes an ultra-contemporary turn with the story of an Indian computer programmer whose luxurious fantasies about life in America are shaken when he accepts a California job offer.
- About the Author: Hari Kunzru, author of White Tears, Blue Ruin, and the award-winning, bestselling novel The Impressionist, was named as one of Granta's "20 Best Fiction Writers Under 40.
- 276 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Thrillers
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About the Book
Award-winning writer Kunzru takes an ultra-contemporary turn with the story of an Indian computer programmer whose luxurious fantasies about life in America are shaken when he accepts a California job offer.Book Synopsis
The award-winning writer of White Tears and Blue Ruin takes an ultra-contemporary turn with the story of an Indian computer programmer whose luxurious fantasies about life in America are shaken when he accepts a California job offer. Lonely and naïve, Arjun spends his days as a lowly assistant virus-tester, pining away for his free-spirited colleague, Christine. Arjun gets laid off like so many of his Silicon Valley peers, and in an act of desperation to keep his job, he releases a mischievous but destructive virus around the globe that has major unintended consequences. As world order unravels, so does Arjun's sanity, in a rollicking cataclysm that reaches Bollywood and, not so coincidentally, the glamorous star of Arjun's favorite Indian movie.Review Quotes
Praise for Transmission "Hari Kunzru [has] a skewering wit, wide sympathies and a gimlet eye for the killing or illuminating detail."--The Washington Post "Kunzru's engagingly wired prose and agile plotting sweep all before them as the characters careen toward ruin."--The New Yorker "Swiftly paced and cleverly plotted...the ride is exhilarating."--People "With this second novel...the entertaining Mr. Kunzru makes it even clearer that he has a flair for culture clash and metamorphosis."--The New York Times "A balance between high comedy and genuine pathos."--Time Out New York "Kunzru...is as up-to-date as writers come, with interests in technology, pop culture and the economics of globalization. If anyone deserves a shot at breaching the literary space-time continuum and doing what logic says can't be done, it's Kunzru."--The New York Times Book Review
About the Author
Hari Kunzru, author of White Tears, Blue Ruin, and the award-winning, bestselling novel The Impressionist, was named as one of Granta's "20 Best Fiction Writers Under 40." The Impressionist was a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist; was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award, the Whitbread First Novel Award, and a British Book Award; and was one of Publishers Weekly's Best Novels of 2002. Kunzru has written for a variety of English and international publications, including The Guardian, Daily Telegraph, The London Review of Books, and Wired.Dimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: .55 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 276
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Thrillers
Publisher: Plume Books
Theme: Technological
Format: Paperback
Author: Hari Kunzru
Language: English
Street Date: January 1, 2005
TCIN: 92119427
UPC: 9780452286511
Item Number (DPCI): 247-14-8922
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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