Dec 21, 2009
This novel, first published in Swedish, depicts a polluted future world dominated by crass commercialism. The main character struggles to make a living in the corrupt advertising profession. This world’s economy is unfortunately dependent on a bored oil sheik who plays games with the international financial market.
Sam Lundwall’s novel opens in Stockholm, Sweden, where the reader witnesses a wedding in a department store. The wedding is televised, accompanied by subliminal advertising. Only the salespeople have transmitters that shield them from the flood of...
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