Jpod by douglas coupland and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Douglas coupland appears in jpod as himself, and the characters are painfully aware of their similarities to the characters in microserfs. However, when on form, he is possibly the most gifted exegete of north. Ethan jarlewski and five coworkers whose surnames begin with j are bureaucratically marooned in jpod, a noescape architectural limbo on the fringes of a. It focuses on a group of game designers at the fictional neotronic arts in vancouver, british columbia. It begins with, among other things, a page and a half of dollar signs and then a whole page of the words ramen noodles.
The next book by douglas coupland to be translated into spanish was. Couplands previous novels are intertwined with references to the pop culture he has made his own. More specifically, it follows the darkly humourous workpersonal life of ethan jarlewski. His fiction is complemented by recognized works in design and visual art arising from his early. He is the author of the international bestsellers generation a and jpod, and nine other novels, among them the gum thief, hey nostradamus. Mixing the bizarre and the mundane, douglas coupland s novels explore social change and the texture of the times. Buy the paperback book jpod by douglas coupland at indigo. Jpod isbn 9781596911055 pdf epub douglas coupland ebook. Jpod, douglas couplands most acclaimed novel to date, is a lethal joyride in. Ethan jarlewski and five coworkers whose names start with j are bureaucratically marooned in jpod. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2006, and was written by douglas coupland.
Bored and zany computer programmers think of themselves as characters in a douglas coupland novel. Jpod is a used trade paperback available to purchase and shipped from firefly bookstore in kutztown, pa. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller generation x. The jpodders wage daily battle against the demands of a. Ethan jarlewski and five coworkers whose surnames end in j are bureaucratically marooned in jpod. Ethan jarlewski and five coworkers are bureaucratically marooned in jpod. Jun 02, 2006 jpod 449pp by douglas coupland 449pp bloomsbury.
He is the author of eleanor rigby, hey nostradamus. Douglas coupland was born on a nato base in germany in 1961. His work has been translated into thirtyfive languages and. It is a work in which his familiar misgivings about life on the. Download the new independent premium app sharing the full. Ethan jarlewski and five coworkers whose surnames begin with j are bureaucratically marooned in jpod, a noescape architectural limbo on the fringes of a massive vancouver game design company. His fiction is complemented by recognized works in design and visual art arising from his early formal training. Jpod by douglas coupland overdrive rakuten overdrive. Jpod ebook by douglas coupland 97803073793 rakuten kobo. His most recent book is terry, the story of terry fox.
Ethan jarlewski and five coworkers are bureaucratically marooned in jpod, a noescape architectural limbo on the fringes of a massive vancouver video game design company. Jpod is a noescape architectural limbo on the fringes of a massive vancouver game design company. Jpod is, remarkably, the geekculture chronicler douglas coupland s ninth novel since his 1991 debut, generation x. The main characters of this fiction, contemporary story are. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Jpod, douglas couplands most acclaimed novel to date, is a lethal joyride into todays new breed of tech worker. Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi account e liste resi e ordini iscriviti a prime carrello. He is also a visual artist and sculptor, furniture designer and screenwriter, as well as the author of souvenir of canada and its sequel, souvenir of canada 2.
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Assigned to the same corporate pod because their names end in j, the vancouver six hate the video. Published in 2006 by bloomsbury, book and mylar protected dust jacket are fine. Full of word games, visual jokes, and sideways jabs, this book throws a sharp, pointed lawn dart into the heart of contemporary life. Ethan begins to date the newest addition to jpod, kaitlin, and their relationship grows as she discovers coup,and most of the members of the team, including herself, are mildly autistic. A novel by coupland, douglas 2007 paperback online books in format pdf. But perhaps jpod is coupland s first truly postmodern novel. Set in 2005, the book explores the strange and unconventional everyday life of the main character, ethan jarlewski, and his team of video game programmers whose last names all begin with the letter j. The first edition of the novel was published in 1991, and was written by douglas coupland. His novels may, on the whole, be loaded with typographical trickery, brand names of the nanosecond, slacking youngsters, and simpsons references, but hes also deep into a suite of timelessly, radically unhip novelistic themes.
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