Description

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. Its a brave new corporate world, but you dont want to be caught without a platinum credit cardas lowly Merchandising Officer Hack Nike is about to find out. Trapped into building street cred for a new line of 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 shes allowed to fight crime, Jennifer Government is holding a closing down saleand everything must go.

Author: Max Barry
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 01/06/2004
Series: Vintage Contemporaries
Pages: 321
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.10w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781400030927
Language: English