There s no such thing as an easy job
Uiterlijk 10 juli in huis
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'Surreal and unsettling' - Observer Cultural Highlight
‘Wise, comical and exceptionally relatable’ - Zeba Talkhani
‘Quietly hilarious and deeply attuned to the uncanny rhythms and deadpan absurdity of the daily grind’ - Sharlene Teo
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A woman walks into an employment agency and requests a job that requires no reading, no writing – and ideally, very little thinking.
She is sent to an office building where she is tasked with watching the hidden-camera feed of an author suspected of storing contraband goods. But observing someone for hours on end isn't so easy. How will she stay awake? When can she take delivery of her favourite brand of tea? And, perhaps more importantly – how did she find herself in this situation in the first place?
As she moves from job to job, writing bus adverts for shops that mysteriously disappear, and composing advice for rice cracker wrappers that generate thousands of devoted followers, it becomes increasingly apparent that she’s not searching for the easiest job at all, but something altogether more meaningful...
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‘An irreverent but thoughtful voice, with light echoes of Haruki Murakami ... the book is uncannily timely ... a novel as smart as is quietly funny' - Financial Times
'Polly Barton’s translation skilfully captures the protagonist’s dejected, anxious voice and her deadpan humour ... imaginative and unusual' - Times Literary Supplement
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Prijs:
Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 14 oktober 2021
Aantal pagina's: 416
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Kikuko Tsumura
Hoofduitgeverij: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Eerste Vertaler: Polly Barton
Editie: 1
Product breedte: 128 mm
Product hoogte: 28 mm
Product lengte: 196 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 131 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 29 mm
Verpakking lengte: 202 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 337 g
EAN: 9781526622259