Microserfs: A Novel

by Douglas Coupland

Overview

They are Microserfs—six code-crunching computer whizzes who spend upward of sixteen hours a day "coding" and eating "flat" foods (food which, like Kraft singles, can be passed underneath closed doors) as they fearfully scan company e-mail to learn whether the great Bill is going to "flame" one of them. But now there's a chance to become innovators instead of cogs in the gargantuan Microsoft machine. The intrepid Microserfs are striking out on their own—living together in a shared digital flophouse as they desperately try to cultivate well-rounded lives and find love amid the dislocated, subhuman whir and buzz of their computer-driven world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061624261
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	11/11/2008
Series:	P.S. Series
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Douglas Coupland is the author of twelve novels, including Generation X and Microserfs, and several works of nonfiction, including Polaroids from the Dead. He lives and works in Vancouver, Canada.

What People are Saying About This

Jay McInerney

“Coupland continues to register the buzz of his generation with fidelity.”

Editorial Reviews

Coupland continues to register the buzz of his generation with fidelity.” — Jay McInerney, New York Times Book Review

“The novel’s real fun is the frequent and rapidly fired pop-culture references that span the 70s, 80s and 90s...and Coupland uses them with relish.” — Entertainment Weekly

From the Publisher

The novel’s real fun is the frequent and rapidly fired pop-culture references that span the 70s, 80s and 90s...and Coupland uses them with relish.

Entertainment Weekly

Coupland continues to register the buzz of his generation with fidelity.

Jay McInerney