The Odyssey
€ 18,25
Informação do Produto
| ISBN | 9780241502815 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Lara Williams |
| Editora | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Formato | Capa mole |
| Número de páginas | 208 |
| Peso (kg) | 0,226 |
| Data de Publicação | 21/04/2022 |
| Preço (iva excl.) | € 17,22 |
| Imposto | € 1,03 |
| Preço (iva inc.) | € 18,25 |
| Disponibilidade | +20 unidades em armazém externo |
Descrição do Produto
From the prize-winning author of Supper Club comes a wickedly funny and slyly poignant new satire on modern life - for fans of My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Convenience Store Woman, and J. G. Ballard''s High Rise
''Far from normal'' The Times
''This book is a serious vibe'' Cosmopolitan
''Lara Williams is the queen of smart modern satire. I could read her all day'' Emma Jane Unsworth
Meet Ingrid. She works on a gargantuan luxury cruise liner, where she spends her days reorganizing the merchandise and waiting for long-term guests to drop dead in the changing rooms. On her days off, she disembarks from the ship and gets blind drunk on whatever the local alcohol is. It''s not a bad life. And it distracts her from thinking about the other life she left behind five years ago.
Until one day she is selected for the employee mentorship scheme - an initiative run by the ship''s mysterious captain and self-anointed lifestyle guru, Keith, who pushes Ingrid further than she thought possible. But sooner or later, she will have to ask herself: how far is too far?
Utterly original, mischievous and thought-provoking, The Odyssey is a merciless takedown of consumer capitalism and our anxious, ill-fated quests for something to believe in. And as its title suggests, it is a voyage that will eventually lead its unlikely heroine all the way home. Though she''d do almost anything to avoid getting there...