ASIN: B00GK8SRDS
Publisher: Marginal Books
Pages: 228
1984 meets IdiocracyReleased in 2013, the near-future of this dystopian satire is NOW.KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST OF THE YEAR SELECTION:"Sharp-toothed and Bluetoothed--gigabyte-size political and social satire for the wired generation. In a dumbed-down, dystopic near-future America, high-tech tycoon Manny Kahn fights to save the nation from political pathologies brought about by his own creation, a ubiquitous online search engine...The nonstop invention and wit spare neither the left nor the right." A populist reality show president rises to power demonizing immigrants and globalization. Privacy is no longer possible and social networks are used to destroy political opponents. The Internet is divided between Chinese and American technology. A wall has been built to separate Canada and the US. And the debate about these issues is stupider than ever. Sound familiar?PEOPLE'S WORLD Top 10 books of ...
