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No onedies in Office Girl. Nobody talks about the international politicalsituation. There is no mention of any economic collapse. Nothing takes placeduring a World War. Instead,this novel is about young people doing interesting things in the final momentsof the last century. Odile is a lovely twenty-three year old art schooldropout, a minor vandal, and a hopeless dreamer. Jack is a twenty-five year oldshirker who’s most happy capturing the endless noises of the city on hisout-of-date tape recorder. Together they decide to start their own art movementin defiance of a contemporary culture made dull by both the tedious and theobvious. Set in February 1999 just before the end of one world and thebeginning of another, Office Girl is the story of two people caughtbetween the uncertainty of their futures and the all-too-brief moments ofmodern life.
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Summary
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month for July 2012
One of the Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2012
No onedies in Office Girl. Nobody talks about the international politicalsituation. There is no mention of any economic collapse. Nothing takes placeduring a World War.
Instead,this novel is about young people doing interesting things in the final momentsof the last century. Odile is a lovely twenty-three year old art schooldropout, a minor vandal, and a hopeless dreamer. Jack is a twenty-five year oldshirker who’s most happy capturing the endless noises of the city on hisout-of-date tape recorder. Together they decide to start their own art movementin defiance of a contemporary culture made dull by both the tedious and theobvious. Set in February 1999 just before the end of one world and thebeginning of another, Office Girl is the story of two people caughtbetween the uncertainty of their futures and the all-too-brief moments ofmodern life.
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Author Bio: Joe Meno
Joe Meno is a fiction writer and playwright who lives in Chicago. He is the winner of the Nelson Algren Literary Award, a Pushcart Prize, the Great Lakes Book Award, and a finalist for the Story Prize. He is the author of six novels including the bestsellers Hairstyles of the Damned and The Boy Detective Fails, and two short story collections including Demons in the Spring. His nonfiction has appeared in the New York Times and Chicago Magazine.
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| Available Formats : | Digital Download |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Runtime: | 6.45 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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