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Library CD (In Stock)
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2 Formats: CD
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2 Formats: Library CD
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ISBN: 9781797123745
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ISBN: 9781797123738
| Runtime: | 9.00 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Literary |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
*"A whip-smart, funny, and searing look at the wild world of startups." —Good Morning America Book Club Buzz Pick *Named a Best Book of the Year by NPRIn this “wise and wickedly funny novel about love, creativity, and the limitations of the tech-verse” (Vogue) newlyweds Asha and Cyrus find themselves running one of the most popular social media platforms in the world.
Meet Asha Ray. Brilliant coder and possessor of a Pi tattoo, Asha is poised to make a scientific breakthrough when she is reunited with her high school crush, Cyrus Jones.
Before she knows it, Asha has abandoned her lab, exchanged vows with Cyrus, and gone to work at an exclusive tech incubator called Utopia to develop an app called WAI—“We are Infinite.”
WAI creates a sensation, with millions of users logging on every day. Will Cyrus and Asha’s marriage survive the pressures of sudden fame, or will she become overshadowed by the man everyone is calling the new messiah?
This “scathing—and hilarious—take on startup culture, marriage and workaholism” (Politico) explores whether or not technology—with all its limits and possibilities—can disrupt modern love.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“A brilliant and trenchant portrait.” —The Observer (London)
“Explores an essential question for couples.” —Marie Claire
“Spectacular…a powerful statement on the consequences of public achievement on private happiness.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A clever, funny anti-romance novel set in the world of platforms, launches, engagements, and turmeric lattes.” —Kirkus Reviews
“A glimpse of the challenges of creating and running a startup and brings the issue of gender equality in work and relationships to the forefront…A good selection for book groups.” —Library Journal
“Deftly uses humor to explore both start-up culture and the institution of marriage in an utterly charming and genuinely thoughtful way.” —Rumaan Alam, New York Times bestselling author
Author
Author Bio: Tahmima Anam
Tahmima Anam was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and grew up in Paris, Bangkok, and New York. She holds a PhD in social anthropology from Harvard University. Her writing has been published in Granta, the New York Times, the Guardian, and the Financial Times. Her first novel, A Golden Age, was the winner of the 2008 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best First Book, shortlisted for Guardian First Book Award, and nominated for the Costa First Novel Prize. Her book, The Good Muslim, was nominated for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize. She lives in London and Dhaka.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Literary |
| Runtime: | 9.00 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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