Buy this book Such dynamics are hinted at in the subtitle of the Danish novelist and poet Olga Ravn’s. Wracked by all kinds of longing, The Employees probes into what it means to be human, emotionally and ontologically, while simultaneously delivering an overdue critique of a life governed by work and the logic of productivity. The Employees: A workplace novel of the 22nd century By By Olga Ravn Martin Aitken, trans. Structured as a series of witness statements compiled by a workplace commission, Ravn's crackling prose is as chilling as it is moving, as exhilarating as it is foreboding. Gradually, the crew members come to see their work in a new light, and each employee is compelled to ask themselves whether they can carry on as before - and what it means to be truly living. The Employees: A workplace novel of the 22nd century by Olga Ravn, Martin Aitken (Translator) Paperback 14.95 Hardcover 19.95 Paperback 14.95 eBook 13. The Employees: A workplace novel of the 22nd century (2) ISBN-10: 1999992881 ISBN-13: 9781999992880 Author(s): Olga Ravn Publisher: Lolli Editions Format: Paperback Details Reviews Find in Library Description: Shortlisted for the 2021 International Booker Prize The near-distant future. Our shared, far-away Earth, which now only persists in memory. Like the figures of an epic, the workers seem composed of equal parts fate and randomness, automation and rebellion.
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