Apr 19, 2014 douglas coupland s latest book, worst. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Douglas coupland s gloriously filthy, sidesplittingly funny and unforgettable new novel, his first fulllength work of fiction in four years. Jpod isbn 9781596911055 pdf epub douglas coupland ebook. Mixing the bizarre and the mundane, douglas couplands novels explore social change and the texture of the times. Tales for an accelerated culture, popularized terms such as mcjob and generation x. Douglas coupland is not a terribly careful writer, though in the more compassionate generation x, published back in. His work has been translated into thirtyfive languages and. Douglas coupland was born on a nato base in germany in 1961. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller generation x. Oct 22, 20 douglas coupland discusses raymond gunt, the swearing capabilities of different nationalities and the reaction to worst. Douglas coupland discusses raymond gunt, the swearing capabilities of different nationalities and the reaction to worst. Sure, he can be foulmouthed, occasionally misogynistic, and can just generally rub people the wrong way.
Oct 03, 20 a razorsharp portrait of a morally bankrupt and gleefully wicked modern man, worst. A deeply unworthy audiobook about a dreadful human being with absolutely no redeeming social value, its guaranteed to brighten up your day. A comic outrageous root, narrated by a bigoted cameraman sent to a remote south pacific island to film a reality tv show. Douglas coupland books list of books by author douglas coupland. He has published thirteen novels, two collections of short. He began a visual art practice in 2000, and his first museum retrospective opens in summer 2014 at the vancouver art gallery and travels to munichs villa stuck for the summer of 2015. Douglas coupland is not a terribly careful writer, though in the more compassionate generation x, published back in 1991, he coined some good terms, including mcjobs. This is closer to the humour and observation of his older books with plenty of ridiculous, but it still feels like hes fallen out of love with the world. Why some enterprises are hacked into bankruptcy, while others. Our appetite for rubbish of all kinds stokes a curiously amiable satire of greed and. Since 1991, douglas coupland has written thirteen novels published in most languages. 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 much seems to happen. I love douglas coupland s older books but have been sorely disappointed by his recent publications.
Author douglas coupland genre fiction publisher random house canada pages. Nov 04, 20 douglas coupland has a gift for folding popular culture into novel narratives. One must assume his stance is still vaguely honourable and that he intends worst. Raymond gunt likes to think of himself as a pretty decent guy.
Douglas couplands latest popculture satire is light and thats ok. Pdf worst person ever by douglas coupland download pdf. Raymond gunt, in the words of the author, is a living, walking, talking, hot. Douglas coupland oc obc born 1961 is a canadian novelist and artist. Here is a quick description and cover image of book worst.
As the title implies, the main character, raymond gunt, is not a nice person. Douglas coupland has a gift for folding popular culture into novel narratives. Life after god has a somewhat experimental feel to the narrative, but its a successful experiment if it is. Imagine theres this really bitter english guy who has.
Douglas coupland has 71 books on goodreads with 312825 ratings. A razorsharp portrait of a morally bankrupt and gleefully. He goes begging to his exwife fiona, owner of a west london casting agency. He is the author of the international bestsellers generation x and jpod, and nine other novels, including the gum thief, hey nostradamus. Raymond gunt, in the words of the author, is a living, walking, talking. If this critique of mass culture is satirical, it hides it well. The book is written in the first person, in what is known as the unreliable narrator style.
A deeply unworthy book about a dreadful human being with absolutely no redeeming social value, its guaranteed to brighten up your day. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Douglas couplands most popular book is generation x. A razorsharp portrait of a morally bankrupt and gleefully wicked modern man, worst. If this critique of mass culture is satirical, it hides it well, writes lucy ellmann. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jpod, douglas couplands most acclaimed novel to date, is a lethal joyride into todays new breed of tech worker. Raymond gunt likes to think of himself as a pretty decent guyhe believes in helping his fellow man and all that other good stuff. Ethan jarlewski and five coworkers whose surnames begin with j are bureaucratically marooned in jpod, a noescape architectural limbo on the fringes of a.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading worst. He has written and performed for englands royal shakespeare company and is a regular columnist with the financial times. You just know the book is going to be good when the book jacket literally has a disclaimer on it saying viewer discretion is advised. Ever douglas couplands latest popculture satire is. The novel is the story of raymond gunt, an offensive and shocking. Coupland offers an excessonexcess satire of what he may see as the worst culture ever a judgment both expressed by and embodied in raymond gunt, its wholly. Raymond gunt, the narrator of couplands generation a latest, is an unemployed cameraman and a horrible human being.
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