书目

The Circle

内容简介

TheCircleistheexhilaratingnewnovelfromDaveEggers,best-sellingauthorofAHologramfortheKing,afinalistfortheNationalBookAward.WhenMaeHollandishiredtoworkfortheCircle,theworld’smostpowerfulinternetcompany,shefeelsshe’sbeengiventheopportunityofalifetime.TheCircle,runoutofasprawlingCaliforniacampus,linksusers’personalemails,socialmedia,banking,andpurchasingwiththeiruniversaloperatingsystem,resultinginoneonlineidentityandanewageofcivilityandtransparency.AsMaetourstheopen-planofficespaces,thetoweringglassdiningfacilities,thecozydormsforthosewhospendnightsatwork,sheisthrilledwiththecompany’smodernityandactivity.Therearepartiesthatlastthroughthenight,therearefamousmusiciansplayingonthelawn,thereareathleticactivitiesandclubsandbrunches,andevenanaquariumofrarefishretrievedfromtheMarianasTrenchbytheCEO.Maecan’tbelieveherluck,hergreatfortunetoworkforthemostinfluentialcompanyintheworld—evenaslifebeyondthecampusgrowsdistant,evenasastrangeencounterwithacolleagueleaveshershaken,evenasherroleattheCirclebecomesincreasinglypublic.Whatbeginsasthecaptivatingstoryofonewoman’sambitionandidealismsoonbecomesaheart-racingnovelofsuspense,raisingquestionsaboutmemory,history,privacy,democracy,andthelimitsofhumanknowledge.

作者简介

DaveEggersgrewupnearChicagoandgraduatedfromtheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign.HeisthefounderofMcSweeney’s,anindependentpublishinghouseinSanFranciscothatproducesbooks,aquarterlyjournalofnewwriting(McSweeney’sQuarterlyConcern),andamonthlymagazine,TheBeliever.McSweeney’spublishesVoiceofWitness,anonprofitbookseriesthatusesoralhistorytoilluminatehumanrightscrisesaroundtheworld.In2002,hecofounded826Valencia,anonprofityouthwritingandtutoringcenterinSanFrancisco’sMissionDistrict.SistercentershavesinceopenedinsevenotherAmericancitiesundertheumbrellaof826National,andlike-mindedcentershaveopenedinDublin,London,Copenhagen,Stockholm,andBirmingham,Alabama,amongotherlocations.HisworkhasbeennominatedfortheNationalBookAward,thePulitzerPrize,andtheNationalBookCriticsCircleAward,andhaswontheDaytonLiteraryPeacePrize,France’sPrixMédicis,Germany’sAlbatrossPrize,theNationalMagazineAward,andtheAmericanBookAward.EggerslivesinNorthernCaliforniawithhisfamily.,

丛书

Vintage

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