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Language: en

Published in: 2008

Subject(s): Short Fiction - Collections

Translator: Anna Etmańska

Source: www.wydawnictwoindigo.pl

Copyright: Please read the legal notice included in this e-book and/or check the copyright status in your country.

25 short, sometimes funny and sometimes mean stories ideal to rediscover the joy of reading a book as shiny and beautiful as a brand new cell phone. A look from a distance at the absurdity of our present day lives: fights with the less and less comprehensible equipment, pursuit of the latest technological news, pitfalls of our modern lifestyle, useless i... (more)

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MoxieMezcal
MoxieMezcal
on Nov 18, 2009 at 04:13

What I love about these stories is the nuanced, sophisticated relationship presented between human beings and technology, which is often belied by the absurdity of the humor. He seems to present technology not as a boogey-man, but rather as the tools human beings create to fill real needs, whether they be emotional, spiritual, sexual, etc. The problem, of course, arises from humans' preternatural abilities to epically fuck up even the best intentions.


Indigo
Indigo
on Mar 24, 2009 at 16:36

The Polish version of this book is available here: http://www.feedbooks.com/book/3126



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