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The Room
Jonas Karlsson
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Description for The Room
Hardback. The Authority looks favourably upon meticulousness, efficiency and ambition. Bjorn has all of this in spades, but it's only in the Room that he can really shine. Unfortunately, his colleagues see things differently. In fact, they don't even see the Room at all. Translator(s): Smith, Neil. Num Pages: 176 pages, -. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 198 x 18. Weight in Grams: 268.
The Authority looks favourably upon meticulousness, efficiency and ambition. Bjorn has all of this in spades, but it's only in the Room that he can really shine. Unfortunately, his colleagues see things differently. In fact, they don't even see the Room at all.
The Room is a short, sharp and fiendish fable in the tradition of Franz Kafka, Samuel Beckett and Charlie Kauffman. If you have ever toiled in an office, felt like the world was against you or questioned the nature of reality then this is the novel for you.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781090244
SKU
V9781781090244
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About Jonas Karlsson
Jonas Karlsson, one of Sweden's most prominent actors, has performed on Sweden's premier stage and in acclaimed feature films and TV series. Karlsson's playwriting debut, Nocturnal Walk, received rave reviews; spurred by the joy of writing for the stage, Karlsson began writing fiction. His first novel in the UK, The Room, was published last year. Neil Smith has translated ... Read more
Reviews for The Room
A gripping, tense, demonic fable in which the unease is precision-tooled and the turns of the screw wholly unexpected.
Neel Mukherjee
The Room is the most effective chapbook on workplace comportment since Glengarry Glen Ross. Hats off!
Nick Offerman, Ron Swanson in Parks and Recreation
Thoroughly enjoyable… If you read only one novel by a famous ... Read more
Neel Mukherjee
The Room is the most effective chapbook on workplace comportment since Glengarry Glen Ross. Hats off!
Nick Offerman, Ron Swanson in Parks and Recreation
Thoroughly enjoyable… If you read only one novel by a famous ... Read more