Download audiobooks by douglas coupland at and save. Douglas coupland is neither a master of plot, nor of characterisation. Jpod is a novel by douglas coupland published by random house of canada in 2006. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller generation x. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. He is the author of eleanor rigby, hey nostradamus. Oct 05, 2010 how ironic that douglas coupland, the man who popularized the term generation x, turns out to be one of the least ironic novelists of his generation. Mint in unopened publishers slipcase evenly faded to spine. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Ethan jarlewski and five coworkers are bureaucratically marooned in jpod, a noescape architectural limbo on the fringes of a massive. Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi account e liste resi e ordini iscriviti a prime carrello.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 211 pages and is available in paperback format. Iscriviti a prime ciao, accedi account e liste accedi account e liste. Douglas coupland oc obc born 1961 is a canadian novelist and artist. It begins with, among other things, a page and a half of dollar signs and then a whole page of the words ramen noodles. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The first edition of the novel was published in 1991, and was written by douglas coupland. How ironic that douglas coupland, the man who popularized the term generation x, turns out to be one of the least ironic novelists of his generation. His novels may, on the whole, be loaded with typographical trickery, brand names of the nanosecond, slacking youngsters, and simpsons references, but hes also deep into a suite of timelessly, radically unhip novelistic themes. The main characters of this fiction, contemporary story are.
He is the author of the international bestsellers generation x and jpod, and nine other novels, including the gum thief, hey nostradamus. Jpod by douglas coupland meet your next favorite book. A novel by coupland, douglas 2007 paperback and read jpod. Mixing the bizarre and the mundane, douglas coupland s novels explore social change and the texture of the times. More specifically, it follows the darkly humourous workpersonal life of ethan jarlewski. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2006, and was written by douglas coupland. In 1991, before the internet, canadian coupland wrote about historical overdosing in his novel generation x to live in a period of time when too. Bored and zany computer programmers think of themselves as characters in a douglas coupland novel. Available is a signed 1st ed1st prtg, w complete numberline to 1, of jpod by douglas coupland. Full of word games, visual jokes, and sideways jabs, this book throws a sharp, pointed lawn dart into the heart of contemporary life.
The author has dated 6126inscribedsigned on title page. Jpod is a noescape architectural limbo on the fringes of a massive vancouver game design company. He is also a visual artist and sculptor, furniture designer and screenwriter, as well as the author of souvenir of canada and its sequel, souvenir of canada 2. Ethan jarlewski and five coworkers whose surnames end in j are bureaucratically marooned in jpod. The main characters of this fiction, cultural story are steve logan, john doe. The next book by douglas coupland to be translated into spanish was. Set in 2005, the book explores the strange and unconventional everyday life of the main character, ethan jarlewski, and his team of video game programmers whose last names all begin with the letter j. Jpod is, remarkably, the geekculture chronicler douglas coupland s ninth novel since his 1991 debut, generation x. The website of canadian author and artist douglas coupland. Jpod by douglas coupland, first edition, signed abebooks. Ethan jarlewski and five coworkers are bureaucratically marooned in jpod.
Pdf jpod by douglas coupland download pdf free ebook. Jpod is a used trade paperback available to purchase and shipped from firefly bookstore in kutztown, pa. Jpod by douglas coupland overdrive rakuten overdrive. Ethan jarlewski and five coworkers whose surnames begin with j are bureaucratically marooned in jpod, a noescape architectural limbo on the fringes of a massive vancouver game design company. He is the author of the international bestsellers generation a and jpod, and nine other novels, among them the gum thief, hey nostradamus. Jpod is a noescape architectural limbo on the fringes.
Jpod by douglas coupland penguin random house canada. Douglas coupland was born on a nato base in germany in 1961. The young videogame designers portrayed here resemble the nerds in microserfs 1995, and their spokesmannarrator has relatives who recall the eccentrics in all families are psychotic 2001. Jpod, douglas couplands most acclaimed novel to date, is a lethal joyride into todays new breed of tech worker. The jpodders wage daily battle against the demands of a. His work has been translated into thirtyfive languages and. Pdf jpod book by douglas coupland free download 464 pages. Jpod by douglas coupland and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jpod, douglas coupland s most acclaimed novel to date, is a lethal joyride into todays new breed of tech worker. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. Buy the paperback book jpod by douglas coupland at indigo. His fiction is complemented by recognized works in design and visual art arising from his early formal training. Ethan begins to date the newest addition to jpod, kaitlin, and their relationship grows as she discovers coup,and most of the members of the team, including herself, are mildly autistic.
Jan 01, 2006 jpod, douglas coupland s most acclaimed novel to date, is a lethal joyride into todays new breed of tech worker. Couplands previous novels are intertwined with references to the pop culture he has made his own. Jun 02, 2006 jpod 449pp by douglas coupland 449pp bloomsbury. Precis som i en av hans tidigare romaner microslavar 1995 handlar boken om en grupp. It focuses on a group of game designers at the fictional neotronic arts in vancouver, british columbia. A novel by coupland, douglas 2007 paperback online books in format pdf. Jpod ebook by douglas coupland 9781596917101 rakuten kobo. Ethan jarlewski and five coworkers are bureaucratically marooned in jpod, a noescape architectural limbo on the fringes of a massive vancouver video game design company. Douglas coupland appears in jpod as himself, and the characters are painfully aware of their similarities to the characters in microserfs. Jpod is a seriously funny book,a rolling thunder of sustained comedy, first page to last, as it ends up, and skewers the shamelessness and amorality that define our era.
Jpod ebook by douglas coupland 97803073793 rakuten kobo. The six jpodders wage daily battle against the demands of a boneheaded marketing. Set in 2005, the book explores the strange and unconventional. But perhaps jpod is coupland s first truly postmodern novel.
Jpod isbn 9781596911055 pdf epub douglas coupland ebook. Tales for an accelerated culture, popularized terms such as mcjob and generation x. Jpod, douglas couplands most acclaimed novel to date, is a lethal joyride in. The six jpodders wage daily battle against the demands of a boneheaded marketing staff, who daily. It is a work in which his familiar misgivings about life on the. Much of jpod is set within a cluster of interconnected cubicles, the denizens of which jppod put in hour days. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 464 pages and is available in paperback format. However, when on form, he is possibly the most gifted exegete of north. Published in 2006 by bloomsbury, book and mylar protected dust jacket are fine.
Pdf douglas couplands generation x and its spanish counterparts. His most recent book is terry, the story of terry fox. Assigned to the same corporate pod because their names end in j, the vancouver six hate the video. Jun 04, 2007 buy jpod by coupland, douglas from amazons fiction books store. His fiction is complemented by recognized works in design and visual art arising from his early. Ethan jarlewski and five coworkers whose surnames begin with j are bureaucratically marooned in jpod, a noescape architectural limbo on the fringes of a.
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