{"product_id":"9780571245154","title":"Zed","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Kavenna, Joanna\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFiction \u0026amp; related items\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 4 July 2019 by FABER \u0026amp; FABER.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 384 pages\u003cbr\u003e234 x 176 x 34 | 640g\u003cp\u003e'Fun and erudite' Sunday Times'Snort-inducingly funny' Daily Mail 'One of the cleverest books you'll read this year' TelegraphA darkly ironic novel of ideas, a dystopia, and an absurdist thriller, from the award-winning novelistSelf-anointed guru of the Digital Age, Guy Matthias, CEO of Beetle, has become one of the world's most powerful and influential figures. Untaxed and ungoverned, his trans-Atlantic company essentially operates beyond the control of Governments or the law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut trouble is never far away, and for Guy a perfect storm is brewing: his wife wants to leave him, fed up with his serial infidelities; malfunctioning Beetle software has led to some unfortunate deaths which are proving hard to cover up; his longed for deal with China is proving troublingly elusive and, among other things, the mystery hacker, Gogol, is on his trail. With the clock ticking- Guy, his aide Douglas Varley, Britain's flailing female PM, conflicted national security agent Eloise Jayne, depressed journalist David Strachey, and Gogol, whoever that may be - the question is becoming ever more pressing, how do you live in reality when nobody knows anything, and all knowledge, all certainty, is partly, or entirely fake?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kavenna, Joanna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42465523695800,"sku":"9780571245154","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780571245154.jpg?v=1734691215","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780571245154","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}