Meatspace

Nikesh Shukla

ISBN 10: 0007565062 / ISBN 13: 9780007565061

Published by HarperCollins Publishers, 2014

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2014. Some light shelf wear, else as new. Signed by author. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Meatspace
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007565062
• ISBN 13: 9780007565061
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

The second novel from Costa First Novel Award shortlisted author Nikesh Shukla.

'The first and last thing I do every day is see what strangers are saying about me.'

Kitab Balasubramanyam has had a rough few months. His girlfriend left him. He got fired from the job he hated for writing a novel on company time, but the novel didn’t sell and now he’s burning through his mum’s life insurance money. His father has more success with women than he does, and his Facebook comments get more likes. Kitab is reduced to spending all of his time in his flat with his brother Aziz, coming up with ideas for novelty Tumblrs and composing amusing tweets. But now even Aziz has left him, travelling to America to find his doppelganger.

So what happens when Kitab Balasubramanyam’s only internet namesake turns up on his doorstep and insists that they are meant to be friends?
Meatspace is a hilarious and troubling analysis of what happens when our lives become nothing more than an aggregation of shared content, when our online personas are more interesting than real life. A brilliant follow-up from an acclaimed young novelist writing at the sharp edge of modern life.

About the Author

Nikesh Shukla is a writer of fiction and television and host of the Subaltern podcast. His debut novel, Coconut Unlimited was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2010 and longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2011. Meatspace is his second novel.