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: The Pinnacle es una novela corta que explora las profundidades del capitalismo tardío a través de la historia de un narrador anónimo que trabaja en el edificio más alto del mundo. Ubicado en un Manhattan futurista, el edificio cuenta con 324 pisos y sigue creciendo gracias a una tecnología propietaria que se ancla en el núcleo del planeta, mientras la sociedad se ve envuelta en un sistema de autovigilancia y superestructuras corporativas.La obra combina elementos de sátira, ciencia ficción y ficción absurda para ofrecer un relato tan profético como psicodélico. A través de situaciones humorísticas y premonitorias, Kessler reflexiona sobre cómo el trabajo define la identidad humana, abordando temas de honestidad, familia y autorrealización en un mundo dominado por la codicia corporativa. EAN: 9798990017467 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Ciencia Ficción|Literatura y Ficción Título: The Pinnacle Autor: Benjamin Kessler Editorial: Buckman Publishing LLC Idioma: en Páginas: 116 Formato: tapa blanda.…
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- Title
- The Pinnacle
- Author
- Benjamin Kessler
- Publisher
- Buckman Publishing LLC
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798990017467
- Illustrator
- Kell, Forest Wolf
The Pinnacle is a slim but telling volume. An unnamed narrator who works in the tallest building in the world, the eponymous Pinnacle, finds himself delving deeper into the building's nexus and reckoning with his own in the process. A damning but highly entertaining tale of extreme capitalism, The Pinnacle presents a version of a future we're easily hurtling towards-a future in which self-surveillance and superstructures flourish: the Hawaiian islands are linked by record-breaking bridges, healthcare is discounted for using your employer's branded social media app, and The Pinnacle towers at 324 floors and counting. Proprietary technology in the form of a massive rod rammed into the planet's core allows The Pinnacle to keep growing indefinitely, and along with it, the secrecy that surrounds its Manhattan address. Equal parts prophetic and psychedelic, funny and foreboding, this story about labor and how our jobs define us (or don't) ultimately becomes one about honesty, family, and self-actualization.
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About the Author
Forest Wolf Kell is a multidisciplinary artist and designer from Portland, Oregon. Primarily his works are collections of objects, images, and icons arranged in ways meant to provoke thought.
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