The Offline Project (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Graffeg Limited, Cardiff, 2018
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Paperback. With relentless energy and precise observation, Dan Tyte's second novel focuses on modern social behaviours and the impact of technology on our lives, relationships and perceptions.This sharp and highly contemporary narrative probes into our dependence on the internet, and to what extent we might be able to free ourselves from this, a concern of immediate relevance to an increasing number of the population.The internet defines Gerard Kane. But after a death in the family and a dumping, can going off-grid save him?His pursuit of something outside the saturation of data takes him from Cardiff, and a web of family members caught in cycles of selfies and online gambling or relationships which fade without their Instagram filter, to a new community in the Danish woodland. In turns humorous, poignant and gripping, this is a novel which examines the dark heart of the digital age to thrilling effect. The internet defines Gerard Kane. But after a death in the family and a dumping, can going off-grid save him? His pursuit of something outside the saturation of data takes him from Cardiff, and a web of family members caught in cycles of selfies and online gambling or relationships which fade without their Instagram filter, to a new community. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …
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- Title
- The Offline Project (Paperback)
- Author
- Dan Tyte
- Publisher
- Graffeg Limited, Cardiff
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1912213702
- ISBN 13
- 9781912213702
Longlisted for the Guardian's Not the Booker Prize
'An exceptionally funny, well-observed and street-smart book, as self-aware as it is sensitive. The dialogue is as authentic as any I've read this year, almost as if Tyte has secretly recorded conversations and simply transcribed them word for word... If critics do their jobs and seek it out, it should win lots of awards.' Jane Graham, the Big Issue</I>
'Brilliant, clever writing. A must-read.' Buzz Magazine
'A wonderfully satirical and incisive look at the ills of our modern online culture' Wales Arts Review
The internet defines Gerard Kane. But after a death in the family and a dumping, can going off-grid save him?
His pursuit of something outside the saturation of data takes him from Cardiff, and a web of family members caught in cycles of selfies and online gambling or relationships which fade without their Instagram filter, to a new community in the Danish woodland.
With relentless energy and precise observation, Dan Tyte's second novel focuses on modern social behaviours and the impact of technology on our lives, relationships and perceptions.
Praise for The Offline Project</I>
'A really interesting little book about a guy whose life is so damaged by social media that he goes completely offline, turning into a weird kind of Truman Show thing. It s so well written, it s funny, it s intelligent. I really hope this book catapults him to fame.'
The Afternoon Show, BBc Radio Scotland
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'Tyte s characters are well-rounded spirits that speak as if alive in your very room and the novel is littered with worryingly valid observations about the black side of the World Wide Web. It s an intelligent, hearty work, full of lightbulb moments. Brilliant, clever writing. A must-read.'<I>Buzz Magazine</I>
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