Everyday Life Contributor(s): Salvayre, Lydie (Author), Kuntz, Jane (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1564783499 ISBN-13: 9781564783493 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press OUR PRICE: $11.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2006 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2006016853 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.9" W x 7.9" (0.35 lbs) 119 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The hiring of a new secretary shouldn't be a big deal--just a slight a change in the office environment. But for the protagonist of this novel, it is a declaration of war, a call to arms: "The new secretary has only been here two days," she says, "and I'm already talking about evil, a word I shouldn't even be using--arming myself for battle and choosing my weapons." Her quiet life of sacrifice and service has been rudely disrupted by the new hire, and she is not--despite the advice of her doctor, her neighbors, and her daughter--about to leave it at that. Instead, sabotage, alcohol, and kindness become the arsenal in a conflict fought across copy rooms and office parties. But the humor is undercut by a sadness, a sense of defeat that makes this slim novel resonate with the injustice of our increasingly impersonal, corporate world. |