Exploring the complexities of modern masculinity, this book offers a sharp and humorous critique that challenges societal norms. The author, known for previous works like Class and The Story of My Purity, delves into the pressures and expectations placed on men today, using wit and insight to provoke thought and discussion. Through engaging narratives, the book aims to redefine what it means to be a man in contemporary society.
When the world's largest search engine / social media company merges with the planet's dominant e-commerce site, it creates the richest and most dangerous-and, oddly enough, most beloved-monopoly ever known- The Every. Delaney Wells is an unlikely new hire. A former forest ranger and unwavering tech skeptic, she charms her way into an entry-level job with one goal in mind- to take down the company from within. With her compatriot, the not-at-all-ambitious Wes Kavakian, they look for the company's weaknesses, hoping to free humanity from all-encompassing surveillance and the emoji-driven infantilization of the species. But does anyone want what Delaney is fighting to save? Does humanity truly want to be free? Studded with unforgettable characters and lacerating set-pieces, The Every blends satire and terror, while keeping the reader in breathless suspense about the fate of the company - and the human animal.
"In an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may live and love whomever they please (or so it seems). The fragile young scion of a distinguished family resists betrothal to a worthy suitor, drawn to a charming music teacher of no means. In a 1993 Manhattan besieged by the AIDS epidemic, a young Hawaiian man lives with his much older, wealthier partner, hiding his troubled childhood and the fate of his father. And in 2093, in a world riven by plagues and governed by totalitarian rule, a powerful scientist's damaged granddaughter tries to navigate life without him - and solve the mystery of her husband's disappearances. These three sections are joined in an enthralling and ingenious symphony, as recurring notes and themes deepen and enrich one another: A townhouse in Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village; illness, and treatments that come at a terrible cost; wealth and squalor; the weak and the strong; race; the definition of family, and of nationhood; the dangerous righteousness of the powerful, and of revolutionaries; the longing to find a place in an earthly paradise, and the gradual realization that it can't exist. What unites not just the characters, but these Americas, are their reckonings with the qualities that make us human: Fear. Love. Shame. Need. Loneliness."--Publisher
Piero ist ein komischer Vogel. Einst ein ganz normaler Student aus gutem Hause, hat er den Glauben gefunden und ist nun einer jener fanatischen Katholiken, die den Papst für linksradikal und ein Werkzeug der Freimaurer halten. Piero entsagt sogar dem Sex mit der eigenen Ehefrau, leider nicht ohne Folgen. Als es ihn ausgerechnet nach seiner Schwägerin gelüstet und er außerdem beruflichen Ärger bekommt, flieht er nach Paris. In diesem Sündenbabel gerät er in einen ganzen Strudel aus Versuchungen. Halt findet Piero nur in der Freundschaft zu seinem Vermieter, einem weltoffenen Juden. Das ruft seine Glaubensbrüder auf den Plan … Ein Autor, so radikal wie Houellebecq, dabei aber überaus komisch, menschlich und weise.