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The Room (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780804139984)
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Jonas Karlsson
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x"The daily grind got you down? Escape into this Swedish dark comedy about a scaldingly contemptuous office drone who discovers a secret room in his workplace."--O: The Oprah Magazine
The inspiration for the upcoming feature film Corner Office, starring Jon Hamm Bjn is a compulsive, meticulous bureaucrat who discovers a secret room at the government office where he works--a secret room that no one else in his office will acknowledge. When Bjn is in his room, what his co-workers see is him standing by the wall and staring off into space looking dazed, relaxed, and decidedly creepy. Bjn's bizarre behavior eventually leads his co-workers to try and have him fired, but Bjn will turn the tables on them with help from his secret room. Debut author Jonas Karlsson doesn't leave a word out of place in this brilliant, bizarre, delightful take on how far we will go--in a world ruled by conformity--to live an individual and examined life.
Author: Jonas Karlsson
ISBN-10: 0804139989
ISBN-13: 9780804139984
Publisher: Hogarth Press
Language: English
Published: 02/17/2015
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.20h x 5.30w x 0.60d
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 11/15/2014 pg. 78
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2014
Booklist 12/15/2014 pg. 27
Publishers Weekly 12/15/2014
Shelf Awareness 02/17/2015
New York Times Book Review 03/22/2015 pg. 30
The inspiration for the upcoming feature film Corner Office, starring Jon Hamm Bjn is a compulsive, meticulous bureaucrat who discovers a secret room at the government office where he works--a secret room that no one else in his office will acknowledge. When Bjn is in his room, what his co-workers see is him standing by the wall and staring off into space looking dazed, relaxed, and decidedly creepy. Bjn's bizarre behavior eventually leads his co-workers to try and have him fired, but Bjn will turn the tables on them with help from his secret room. Debut author Jonas Karlsson doesn't leave a word out of place in this brilliant, bizarre, delightful take on how far we will go--in a world ruled by conformity--to live an individual and examined life.
Author: Jonas Karlsson
ISBN-10: 0804139989
ISBN-13: 9780804139984
Publisher: Hogarth Press
Language: English
Published: 02/17/2015
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.20h x 5.30w x 0.60d
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 11/15/2014 pg. 78
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2014
Booklist 12/15/2014 pg. 27
Publishers Weekly 12/15/2014
Shelf Awareness 02/17/2015
New York Times Book Review 03/22/2015 pg. 30
By Jonas Karlsson
xJonas Karlsson writes plays and short fiction. One of Sweden's most prominent actors, Karlsson has performed on Sweden's premier stage and in several acclaimed feature films and television series. In 2005, Karlsson made his debut as a playwright, earning rave reviews from audience and critics alike. Spurred by the joy of writing for the stage, Karlsson began writing fiction.
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