Transmission
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (870 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0002P0FNU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 370 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A very clever and interesting story but let down by the ending!" according to Lizzy from My Little Book Blog. As the blurb suggests we follows the rather satirical but utterly wonderful tale of an IT ‘geek’ trying to make it in America. Arjun has always been fascinated with the idea of America and the American dream but when he gets there it’s not quite how he assumed it would be. Struggling to kee. "Why I would read this book" according to James B. Daley. Transmission is about a young Indian engineer who comes to the United States as a H1B contractor. This is an timely book but not quite a great book. It is important because it describes the interaction of the developing and developed world at precisely the point of overlap. Despite addressing a such an impor. J. Owen said Art of Distraction, a Slice of Life in the Modern Global Vil. The Art of Distraction, a Slice of Life in the Modern Global VillageTransmission by Hari Kunzru p. "Art of Distraction, a Slice of Life in the Modern Global Vil" according to J. Owen. The Art of Distraction, a Slice of Life in the Modern Global VillageTransmission by Hari Kunzru p. 276Transmission is writing which is painfully reflective of our times. With characters more interesting than the plot, there is the marked desperation of some characters and brazen entitlement of others. This f. 76Transmission is writing which is painfully reflective of our times. With characters more interesting than the plot, there is the marked desperation of some characters and brazen entitlement of others. This f
Funny and wry; it is deftly plotted; its characters intimately drawn. But will it take them further from their dreams, or closer to their hearts? "An aphoristic joke, a neat turn of phrase; a joke that makes you laugh there's nothing Kunzru couldn't manage in prose. It's the twenty-first century, and everything and everyone is connected. Yet this is the twenty-first century, and their lives are about to become unexpectedly entangled as a virus spreads, and all their futures are rewired. (Image). Hari Kunzru's Transmission is a witty novel about cyberspace, a Bollywood dancer and a world where everyone is connected. (Literary Review). "Very enjoyable, I couldn't put it down. "Utterly affecting, a novel with devastating satirical bite". (Financial Times). Meet Arjun Mehta, an Indian cybergeek catapulted into California's spiralling hi-tech sector; Leela Zahir, beguiling Bollywood actress filming in the midge-infested Scottish wilds; and Guy Swift, hyped-up marketing exec lost in a blue-sky tomorrow of his own devising. Three dislocated individuals seeking nodes of connectivity - a place to fit in. "Funny, heartfelt and beautifully written, confirms Kunzru as one of the most talented writers of his generation". Hari Kunzru is the autho
Arjun Mehta is an Indian computer programmer and Bollywood buff who comes to the U.S. Kunzru's first novel, The Impressionist, was received enthusiastically (it was shortlisted for numerous awards, and won quite a few others, including the Somerset Maugham Award), and this follow-up will not disappoint fans of his stirring social commentary. All rights reserved. with big dreams, but finds neither the dashing romance nor the heroic ending of his favorite movies—just a series of crushing disappointments. Arjun's despe