Since the Layoffs
Levison, Iain
ISBN 10: 1569473625 ISBN 13: 9781569473627
Published by Soho Press, 2004
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Synopsis:
Jake Skowran has been laid off from his job and has six months of unemployment left before he is dead broke. Jake's bookie offers him a brilliant solution to his financial woes. But being a hit man isn't all it's cracked up to be. """"Levison's irony is acute as he caricatures the working world's groundlings"""" - The New York Times Book Review """"[A] dark, satirical comedy... Written with the same kind of deadpan humor Levison used so well in his firt book"""" - USA Today
About the Author:
Iain Levison is the author of A Working Stiff's Manifesto, an account of his post-collegiate work experience, consisting of forty-two jobs in ten years, and two novels, Since the Layoffs and Dog Eats Dog. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Since the Layoffs
Publisher: Soho Press
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket