The Agents

The Agents
Rhonda Mullins, Gregoire Courtois
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Paperback
h203 x 127mm - 224pg
3 Mar 2022 CAN
International import eta 7-19 days
9781552454329
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Nineteen Eighty-FourmeetsTron, viaThe Office, in this boldly dystopian novelThe agents don' t know what they' re agents of, but they' re very busy agenting, which means watching endless data feeds in their cubicles, cubicles that are piled one on top of another in a massive tower in which the agents both live and work. Empty floors serve as battlefields where different guilds of agents fight for territory. It seems that defenestration is the only way out, the ' ballet of suicides. ' It is here we meet Theodore, who has amputated his own toes and must maintain a 30-degree angle to keep his balance. And Solveig, who is pregnant, though agents don' t usually have sex, as well as the artist Lazslo and self-mutilating Clara. And then there' s Hick, the new agent, who seems strangely happy and occupies a cubicle that is strategically very important. The battle for key territory is heating up, and the agents aren' t sure which of them will make it out alive. If, indeed, that' s what any of them want. . . The author of the acclaimed The Laws of the Skies turns his hand from literary horror to futuristic dystopianism in this unforgettable marriage between The Office, Nineteen Eighty-Four, and Tron.
"Engrossing and unpredictable. . . a thoughtful and provocative speculative novel that casts a keen critical eye toward the contemporary world, addressing deep questions about the meanings of life, community, and work. " - Forward Reviews
Gregoire Courtois lives and works in Burgundy, where he runs the independent bookstore Obliques, which he bought in 2011. A novelist and playwright, he has published four novels with Le Quartanier: Revolution (2011), Surequipee (2015), Les lois du ciel (2016), and Les agents (2019). In 2013 he founded Caracteres, an international book festival in Auxerre, which he continues to run.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781552454329
Published: 3 Mar 2022
Published In: Canada
Imprint: Coach House Books
Publisher: Coach House Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 203mm
Width: 127mm
Pages: 224

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