Jennifer Government by Max Barry
A wickedly satirical and outrageous thriller about globalization and marketing hype, Jennifer Government is the best novel in the world ever. Funny and clever. A kind of ad-world version of Dr. Strangelove. Barry] unleashes enough wit and surprise to make his story a total blast. --The New York Times Book Review Wicked and wonderful. It] does just about everything right. Fast-moving, funny, involving. --The Washington Post Book World Taxation has been abolished, the government has been privatized, and employees take the surname of the company they work for. It's a brave new corporate world, but you don't want to be caught without a platinum credit card--as lowly Merchandising Officer Hack Nike is about to find out. Trapped into building street cred for a new line of $2500 sneakers by shooting customers, Hack attracts the barcode-tattooed eye of the legendary Jennifer Government. A stressed-out single mom, corporate watchdog, and government agent who has to rustle up funding before she's allowed to fight crime, Jennifer Government is holding a closing down sale--and everything must go.
Maxine Barry lives in Oxford. She is a full-time author and also practises calligraphy. Her other novels published by Hale are The Lying Game and Heart of Fire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780385507592 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385507593 |
| Title | Jennifer Government |
| Author | Max Barry |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Year published | 2003-01-21 |
| Number of pages | 321 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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