The Offline Project - Couverture souple

Tyte, Dan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1912213702 ISBN 13 : 9781912213702

Editeur : Graffeg Limited, 2018

Synopsis

Longlisted for the Guardian's Not the Booker Prize

'An exceptionally funny, well-observed and street-smart book, as self-aware as it is sensitive. The dialogue is as authentic as any I've read this year, almost as if Tyte has secretly recorded conversations and simply transcribed them word for word... If critics do their jobs and seek it out, it should win lots of awards.' Jane Graham, the Big Issue</I>

'Brilliant, clever writing. A must-read.' Buzz Magazine

'A wonderfully satirical and incisive look at the ills of our modern online culture' Wales Arts Review

The internet defines Gerard Kane. But after a death in the family and a dumping, can going off-grid save him?

His pursuit of something outside the saturation of data takes him from Cardiff, and a web of family members caught in cycles of selfies and online gambling or relationships which fade without their Instagram filter, to a new community in the Danish woodland.

With relentless energy and precise observation, Dan Tyte's second novel focuses on modern social behaviours and the impact of technology on our lives, relationships and perceptions.

Praise for The Offline Project</I>

'A really interesting little book about a guy whose life is so damaged by social media that he goes completely offline, turning into a weird kind of Truman Show thing. It s so well written, it s funny, it s intelligent. I really hope this book catapults him to fame.'

The Afternoon Show, BBc Radio Scotland

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'Tyte s characters are well-rounded spirits that speak as if alive in your very room and the novel is littered with worryingly valid observations about the black side of the World Wide Web. It s an intelligent, hearty work, full of lightbulb moments. Brilliant, clever writing. A must-read.'

<I>Buzz Magazine</I>

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dan Tyte's debut novel, Half Plus Seven, was published by Parthian in 2014. He has performed at the Hay Festival, Southbank Centre, and Edinburgh Fringe, and is a regular commentator on BBC Radio Wales. His short story Onwards is frequently taught at the American University of Paris.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Graffeg Limited
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1912213702
• ISBN 13: 9781912213702
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 180
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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