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Lightning Rods
Helen Dewitt
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Description for Lightning Rods
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Described as “the most well-executed literary sex comedy” of our time by Salon.com, and “a wickedly smart satire that deserves to be a classic” by Bookforum, Helen DeWitt’s Lighting Rods is a novel that will leave you laughing for more. Follow one steady rise to power in corporate America as down-and-out salesman Joe curtails sexual harassment in the office and increases productivity with his mysterious, mind-blowing invention.
Described as “the most well-executed literary sex comedy” of our time by Salon.com, and “a wickedly smart satire that deserves to be a classic” by Bookforum, Helen DeWitt’s Lighting Rods is a novel that will leave you laughing for more. Follow one steady rise to power in corporate America as down-and-out salesman Joe curtails sexual harassment in the office and increases productivity with his mysterious, mind-blowing invention.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New Directions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780811220347
SKU
9780811220347
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About Helen Dewitt
Helen DeWitt was born in a suburb of Washington, DC. Daughter of American diplomats, she grew up mainly in Latin America, living in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador. She went to Oxford to study classics for a BA and D.Phil. She left academia to try to write a novel, moving eventually to London and acquiring UK citizenship. She had some ... Read more
Reviews for Lightning Rods
"A tightly disciplined and extremely funny satire on office politics, sexual politics, American politics, and the art of positive thinking."
The Guardian "A razor-sharp comic masterpiece."
Financial Times "Dewitt maintains a strong, clear, narrative voice throughout, pitch-perfectly parodying management speak, corporate culture and self-help bibles."
The Independent "An absurdist comedy of the American workplace and the indignities ... Read more
The Guardian "A razor-sharp comic masterpiece."
Financial Times "Dewitt maintains a strong, clear, narrative voice throughout, pitch-perfectly parodying management speak, corporate culture and self-help bibles."
The Independent "An absurdist comedy of the American workplace and the indignities ... Read more