Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke (English) Paperback Book

Description: Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke Its working from home as youve never seen it before, as Gerald finds himself at ones and zeros inside his companys Slack chat in this hilarious debut novel, SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE TYPING, from Calvin Kasulke narrated entirely in the apps #channels. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Is it still WFH when youre now just binary code? Whilst working on a spreadsheet for a New York-based PR firm, Gerald has his consciousness uploaded into his companys Slack channel. He posts for help, but his colleagues assume its an elaborate joke to exploit the new working-from-home policy, and now that Geralds productivity is through the roof, his bosses are only too happy to let him work from . . . wherever he says he is. Faced with the looming abyss of a disembodied life online, Gerald enlists co-worker Pradeep to care for his body and Slackbot, the services AI assistant, to help him navigate his new digital reality. But when Slackbot discovers a world (and an empty body) outside the app, will it hijack a ride into the real world? Meanwhile, Geralds co-workers are scrambling to stem a company PR catastrophe like no other, their CEO suspects someone is sabotaging his office furniture, and if Gerald gets to work from home all the time, why cant everyone? Hilarious, irreverent, and wholly original, Several People Are Typing is the perfect remedy for any idle fingers waiting to doomscroll: a satire of both the virtual office and contemporary life, and a perfect antidote to the way we live #now. Author Biography Calvin Kasulke is a writer based in Brooklyn, New York. A Lambda Literary Fellow, his writing and reporting have been featured in VICE, Buzzfeed, and Electric Literature. This is his first book. Long Description Is it still WFH when youre now just binary code? Whilst working on a spreadsheet for a New York-based PR firm, Gerald has his consciousness uploaded into his companys Slack channel. He posts for help, but his colleagues assume its an elaborate joke to exploit the new working-from-home policy, and now that Geralds productivity is through the roof, his bosses are only too happy to let him work from . . . wherever he says he is.Faced with the looming abyss of a disembodied life online, Gerald enlists co-worker Pradeep to care for his body and Slackbot, the services AI assistant, to help him navigate his new digital reality. But when Slackbot discovers a world (and an empty body) outside the app, will it hijack a ride into the real world? Meanwhile, Geralds co-workers are scrambling to stem a company PR catastrophe like no other, their CEO suspects someone is sabotaging his office furniture, and if Gerald gets to work from home all the time, why cant everyone?Hilarious, irreverent, and wholly original, Several People Are Typing is the perfect remedy for any idle fingers waiting to doomscroll: a satire of both the virtual office and contemporary life, and a perfect antidote to the way we live #now. Review Quote An absurd, hilarious romp through the haunted house of late-stage capitalismA smooth and funny read that does something smartly original both with the form of the novel and the tropes of science fiction. Office-comedy meets Tron . Why doomscroll Twitter when you can blissscroll this book?A deadpan allegory for the autocorrect generation - less of a novel, more a full out-of-body experience.An existential romp with a wicked sense of humor, Calvin Kasulkes debut novel is a Greek chorus of modern strife, a workplace of woebegone souls. It asks the important questions, like what it means to be a person, but also, what it means to be a gif. Several People Are Typing is a dirge for bureaucracy told by one of the funniest new writers @here. Several People Are Typing is the first novel Ive read that feels written of, about, and inside the internet. With cursed spreadsheets, pregnant lizards, backchannel smack-talk, :dusty_sticks:, and the creepiest gifs in American literature, Calvin Kasulke doesnt just commit to the bit; the bit commits to him. If youve ever felt imprisoned by work, the internet, or your mortal body, buy this book twiceA brilliant, laugh-out-loud funny slice of unglued genius about the triumphs and tyranny of the online workplace. Deliciously weird and wonderfully real, Several People Are Typing is a must-read for anyone whos ever suspected that the people on the other side of the screen are not all thereSharp and inventive. A virtual identity crisis in alt-book formI loved Calvin Kasulkes debut novel. It wears weighty themes - surveillance and robot takeovers - so lightly and somehow manages to be touching and funny, as well as eerie and prescient. Details ISBN1529358353 Author Calvin Kasulke Publisher Hodder & Stoughton Format Paperback Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1529358353 ISBN-13 9781529358353 Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 256 Publication Date 2021-09-09 UK Release Date 2021-09-09 Imprint Hodder & Stoughton Audience General NZ Release Date 2021-09-13 AU Release Date 2021-09-13 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133123520;

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