{"product_id":"9781439157022","title":"Generation A : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eGeneration A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Douglas Coupland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeneration A \u003c\/i\u003eis set in the near future in a world where bees are extinct, until five unconnected people all around the world— in the United States, Canada, France, New Zealand, and Sri Lanka—are all stung.\u003c\/b\u003e Their shared experience unites them in ways they never could have imagined. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeneration A \u003c\/i\u003emirrors Coupland’s debut novel, 1991’s \u003ci\u003eGeneration X\u003c\/i\u003e. It explores new ways of storytelling in a digital world. Like much of Coupland’s writing, it occupies the perplexing hinterland between optimism about the future and everyday apocalyptic paranoia. Imaginative, inventive, and fantastically entertaining, \u003ci\u003eGeneration A \u003c\/i\u003eis his most ambitious work to date.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“A piercing analysis of our modern society, Generation A is exhilarating and insightful, bubbling with wit and verve…. Coupland is better than ever, and Generation A is certain to thrill readers of every generation.” —Bookpage\u003cbr\u003e“Coupland is one of the few serious writers who seems to be living entirely in the present moment, or perhaps even a little ahead of it.” —\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An intoxicating cocktail of literary influences…Coupland [is] a joy to read…A globally ambitious novel, and all the better for it.” —\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Highly recommended. Like Murakami in thriller-trope mode. Go for it.” —William Gibson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781439157022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40589010206926,"sku":"9781439157022","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_70cd0e66-2664-4346-b974-38568abbb392.jpg?v=1637710125","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781439157022","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}