- Fiction, Literature, Science fiction, Satire
In the near future bees are extinct - until five unconnected individuals, in different parts of the wowrld, are stung.
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Contemporary, cool, relentless and plot-driven.
- contemporarynostalgic
- cooloverwhelming
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- resolvedopen-ended
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- Author
- Douglas Coupland
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 309
- Publisher
- William Heinemann, Random House Group Limited, Random House Canada
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781439157015
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Douglas Coupland is a Canadian novelist. His fiction is complemented by recognized works in design and visual art arising from his early formal training. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller *Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture*, popularized terms such as McJob and Generation X. He has published thirteen novels, a collection of short stories, seven non-fiction books, and a number of dramatic works and screenplays for film and television. A specific feature of Coupland's novels is their synthesis of postmodern religion, Web 2.0 technology, human sexuality, and pop culture. Coupland currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with his partner David Weir. He publishe
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