Published in 2006 by bloomsbury, book and mylar protected dust jacket are fine. Tales for an accelerated culture 1991 to jpod 2006, a period in which he published ten novels and four. The hit man in the years since his phenomenal debut book was leapt upon by social commentators, douglas coupland has been busily outgrowing generation x. Jpod is without a doubt his strongest, bestobserved novel since microserfs. Close drawer menu financial times international edition. Douglas coupland is momentarily lost in the basement of a west end london hotel. Theres a strange reason why douglas coupland put a giant. All this artsy art he produces, all this amazingly deep insight into people i guess that explains it. The first edition of the novel was published in 1991, and was written by douglas coupland. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the release dates submission guide. Most of couplands work explores the harsher realities of life for this generation, including intense media saturation, a lack of religious values and. The pod was created by a y2k glitch, which caused workers with surnames beginning with the letter j to be grouped together.
Plus, look, he has grown a beard he makes it awfully hard for me to develop a crush on him. Douglas couplands work in plastic is fantastic the writer and artist unveils an ecological work inspired by the great pacific garbage patch and a 3dprinted national portrait of canada. Meet an eccentric writer, artist and culture vulture whose latest protagonist, eleanor rigby yes, from the beatles song, may be his most lifelike yet once upon a time there was this doctors son who was born on an army base in germany. He is the author of the international bestsellers generation a and jpod, and nine other novels, among them the gum thief, hey nostradamus.
Mark medley speaks with biographer douglas coupland on why the culture and communications gurus theories continue to resonate in 2017 perhaps more than ever. In jpod, douglas coupland merely reformats his earlier novel, microserfs, in order to produce a literary product that is sloppy, overwrought with cheap cynicism, and is a clear signal that he is no longer interested in writing. In 1991, before the internet, canadian coupland wrote about historical overdosing in his novel generation x to live in a period of time when too much seems to happen. Douglas campbell coupland was born on december 31, 1961. Tales for an accelerated culture, which popularized the terms generation x and mcjob. Update to my earlier post about the dodgy jpod s1 dvd. Douglas coupland born december 30, 1961 is a canadian fiction writer and cultural commentator. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 211 pages and is available in paperback format.
Available is a signed 1st ed1st prtg, w complete numberline to 1, of jpod by douglas coupland. Jpod is, remarkably, the geekculture chronicler douglas coupland s ninth novel since his debut, generation x. Bank has decided to nominate chief liaison officer at corporate centre to the rank of general manager from among sc st general managers posted thereat. The financial times and its journalism are subject to a selfregulation regime under the ft editorial code of practice. He is perhaps best known for the 1991 novel generation x. Set in 2005, the book explores the strange and unconventional. Douglas coupland is a graduate of the emily carr institute of art and design, as well as the hokkaido college of art and design in sapporo, japan and the instituto europeo di. Tales for an accelerated culture, popularized terms such as mcjob and generation x. Douglas coupland was born on a nato base in germany in 1961. Theres a strange reason why genx author douglas coupland put a giant van gogh head in a vineyard hint. The author has dated 6126inscribedsigned on title page.
Ethan jarlewski and five coworkers whose surnames begin with j are bureaucratically marooned in jpod, a noescape architectural limbo on the fringes of a. But perhaps jpod is couplands first truly postmodern novel. It begins with, among other things, a page and a half of dollar signs and then a whole page of the words ramen noodles. Monte clark gallery, vancouver private collection, vancouver this is a unique work. D ouglas coupland has always been one of the sharpest critics of the modern workplace. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 464 pages and is available in paperback format. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 2006, and was written by douglas coupland. Hotel kitchens always remind me of assassinations, coupland says over his shoulder before disappearing around the corner. Jpod, douglas couplands most acclaimed novel to date, is a lethal joyride into todays new breed of tech worker. I thought there was something too holistically artistic about him. His literary works such as generation x, jpod and microserfs revolve around smart and. Pdf jpod book by douglas coupland free download 464 pages. Daniel faria gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new work by douglas coupland entitled polychrome. Douglas coupland coupland shares his unique insights on how our humanity is impacted by technology.
He throws open a door, revealing chefs in kitchen whites and waiting staff scurrying. The guardian uk coupland explores the landscape of our rapidly globalizing culture like a tourist armed with a digital camera and a limitless memory card, taking snapshots of. Jpod is a novel by douglas coupland published by random house of canada in 2006. Bon, il s agit dun fichier pdf avec drm adobe, pour prevenir des. A kirkus best book of the year coupland is possibly the most gifted exegete of north american mass culture writing today. Mixing the bizarre and the mundane, douglas couplands novels explore social change and the texture of the times. Douglas couplands work in plastic is fantastic the art. J douglas and marian r pardee foundation guidestar profile. Ethan jarlewski and five coworkers are bureaucratically marooned in jpod. Colour is subjective and matters more to some people than others.
He likes it because it means he can only look at an idea, not its colour cloak, which makes me feel sad because colour is such an important part of mammalian. The main characters of this fiction, cultural story are steve logan, john doe. Douglas coupland oc obc born 1961 is a canadian novelist and artist. He is a hugely successful author, but also has several other jobs including furniture design, freelance photography. Douglas couplands jpod 2006 issues us this question on the. Presented as douglas couplands 2010 massey lecture, player one is a portrait of. Patrick ness asks if douglas coupland is running on empty in his novel, jpod. The plants of the surrounding secondgrowth rainforest were at. Set in 2005, the book explores the strange and unconventional everyday life of the main character, ethan jarlewski, and his team of video game programmers whose last names all begin with the letter j. This book is the first fulllength study of douglas coupland, one of the twentyfirst centurys most innovative and influential novelists. He has published thirteen novels, two collections of short. The jpodders wage daily battle against the demands of a boneheaded marketing staff. The misadventures of the staff of an eccentric video game design studio.
He generally sets his stories in america or his home of vancouver, canada, and usually writes about people of his generation and slightly younger. The main characters of this fiction, contemporary story are. Douglas coupland on marshall mcluhans prescience in. From douglas coupland, author of generation x, comes life after god, a slick and very readable collection of stories, whose only common thread is the same generational angst of the earlier novel about this angst coupland is expert, showing us a world of unstable relationships, potential nuclear holocaust, and worst of all, an all. The study explores the prolific first decade and a half of couplands career, from generation x. Jpod, douglas coupland s most acclaimed novel to date, is a lethal joyride into todays new breed of tech worker. His fiction is complemented by recognized works in design and visual art arising from his early formal training.
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