Eleven - Softcover

Llewellyn, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1854114158 ISBN 13: 9781854114150

Publisher: Seren, 2006

Synopsis

In Cardiff's offices and call centres the 20-something white collar workers of the new sweatshops email each other with arrangements for their social lives, gossip and the products of sheer boredom. Would-be author Martin conducts this correspondence and saves a variety of emails to himself - a commentary on his life.

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Review:

"A micro-mezze of human emotion, "Eleven" thrusts snippets of love, trust, and disappointment into the mix and proves that the knock-on effects of petty office politics can be disastrous." --"Gay Times"

"Llewellyn skillfully and poignantly reveals the complications and evasions of the characters' relationships . . . "Eleven" is a compulsive read, and I devoured it in one sitting, unable to put it down . . . It's easy to imagine this becoming a cult book for the disillusioned younger generation . . . who will recognize many of the characters and situations." --Ray French, author, "All This Is Mine" and "The Red Jag"

Synopsis:

In Cardiff's offices and call centres the twenty-something white collar workers of the new sweatshops email each other with work issues, jokes, arrangements for their social lives, gossip and the products of sheer boredom. As the day passes, author Martin conducts this correspondence and saves in Drafts a variety of emails to himself - a commentary on his life. Martin is tired of customer services, in denial over breaking up with his girlfriend, worried about 'that incident' in Bristol, and baffled by the triviality of his life and those of his drinking, recreational drug-taking friends. What is the plot he's supposed to be following? How has it come to this? When on this day, 11th September, 2001, people fly airliners into buildings, Martin knows he's reached a critical point in his life. He sends his final message...Told entirely through emails, part The Office, part Pinter, "Eleven" is a striking debut novel: smart, funny, brutally sad, and a genuine response to 21st century society in the UK and beyond. It iis likely to become a cult text for young people, disillusioned with society, across the UK.

About this edition

• Publisher: Seren
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1854114158
• ISBN 13: 9781854114150
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 130