Player One: What Is to Become of Us by Douglas Coupland (English) Paperback Book

Description: Player One by Douglas Coupland Now available in a new edition, Douglas Couplands CBC Massey Lectures is an innovative exploration of the modern crises of our time. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Now available in a new edition with a cover designed by the author, Douglas Couplands CBC Massey Lectures is an innovative exploration of the modern crises of our time. Five disparate people are trapped inside an airport cocktail lounge during a global disaster: Karen, a single mother waiting for her online date; Rick, a down-on-his-luck bartender; Luke, a pastor on the run; Rachel, a cool Hitchcockian blonde incapable of true human contact; and finally a mysterious voice known as Player One. Slowly, over the course of the five-hour story, each reveals the truth about themselves while the world as they know it comes to an end. Acclaimed novelist and visual artist Douglas Coupland probes human identity, society, religion, macroeconomics, and the afterlife in the inventive 2010 CBC Massey Lectures. Asking as many questions as it answers, Player One will leave readers with no doubt that we are in a new phase of existence as a species -- and that there is no turning back. Author Biography DOUGLAS COUPLAND is a writer, visual artist and designer. He has published fourteen novels, three collections of short stories, and eight nonfiction books; has written and performed for Englands Royal Shakespeare Company; and is a columnist for the Financial Times and a frequent contributor to the New York Times. In 2015 and 2016 Coupland was artist in residence at the Paris Google Cultural Institute. In May 2018 his exhibition on ecology, Vortex, opened at the Vancouver Aquarium. Coupland is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy, an Officer of the Order of Canada, an Officer of the Order of British Columbia, a Chevalier de lOrdre des Arts et des Lettres and a recipient of the Lieutenant Governors Award for Literary Excellence. Review [Player One] feels essential because this is a novel obsessed not only with time, and the curse of experiencing the world through linear time, but with stories and the breakdown of storytelling as a way of making meaning in our lives.-- "Globe and Mail"[Douglas Coupland has] an ease with the language of modernity that contemporary Great North American Novelists should envy... his Eeyorish pessimism, left-field humour and admirable ability to enunciate all of our half-formed thoughts raise this from a sterile dissertation on why modern life is rubbish into the realms of really great fiction.-- "Independent"A taut and scintillating exploration of time, Couplands tale is both smart and suspenseful while simultaneously questioning the meaning of narration.-- "Booklist"An apt critique of modern consciousness.-- "Publishers Weekly"As Player One haunts the pages of this book, the ideas and inferences you read will haunt your mind every time you indulge in a modern day convenience, such as filling a vehicle up with gas, making this book a worthy read.-- "Silo"As always with Coupland, the ideas come thick and fast, theyre quirky, often funny, and frequently profound.-- "Daily Mail"Douglas Coupland takes readers on a captivating ride.-- "Winnipeg Free Press"Eminently readable, humorous, and philosophical.-- "Library Journal"Packed full of ideas and always a joy to follow.-- "Big Issue Scotland"The way Coupland moulds his fiction from the throwaway debris of North American popular culture is quite brilliant.-- "Guardian"This is a superior read for those who want the latest thoughts from a nimble, complex author who thinks about this kind of stuff all the time.-- "Tampa Tribune" Review Quote The way Coupland moulds his fiction from the throwaway debris of North American popular culture is quite brilliant. Feature New edition with cover designed by Douglas Coupland. The only fictional CBC Massey Letures published or delivered. Subject matter even more prescient than when it first came out in 2010. Coupland is an acclaimed Canadian writer and visual artist. New Feature New edition with cover designed by Douglas Coupland. The only fictional CBC Massey Letures published or delivered. Subject matter even more prescient than when it first came out in 2010. Coupland is an acclaimed Canadian writer and visual artist. Description for Sales People New edition with cover designed by Douglas Coupland. The only fictional CBC Massey Letures published or delivered. Subject matter even more prescient than when it first came out in 2010. Coupland is an acclaimed Canadian writer and visual artist. Details ISBN1487011466 Author Douglas Coupland Short Title Player One Publisher House of Anansi Press Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1487011466 ISBN-13 9781487011468 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-10-18 Subtitle What Is to Become of Us Series CBC Massey Lectures Imprint House of Anansi Press Country of Publication Canada Pages 264 DEWEY 813.6 Audience General 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:142697147;

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