· Max Barry, author of Lexicon, Jennifer Government, Providence, Syrup, Machine Man, and Company. You know, I think we’ve gone too far on this messaging thing. Not messaging as in sending each other messages. That’s fine. The more messages, the better. Messaging as in, How do I make an idea palatable to idiots. Obviously messaging works. Paramount has made an offer for Company (Doubleday, Jan. ) the latest corporate satire from former ad man Max Barry (ne Maxx Barry). In the novel, a new employee at a faceless conglomerate can’t figure out what the company actually produces. Since he has very little to do all day, he makes it his mission to find out. · Max Barry's Company is a corporate satire for those that might find Douglas Coupland a bit too challenging. One of the many problems with humorous satires (oh there are many, the number one problem being tied between them not being very astute and not being funny) is that once the premise (joke, social observation) is set up then the author has to make a book out of it/5.
Max Barry began removing parts at an early age. In , he successfully excised a steady job at tech giant HP in order to upgrade to the more compatible alternative of manufacturing fiction. While producing three novels, he developed the online nation simulation game NationStates, as well as contributing to various open source software. Max Barry () is the author of five novels, including "Lexicon," the New York Times Notable Book "Jennifer Government," and "Syrup," now a film starring Amber Heard. He is the creator of the online political simulation game "NationStates," for which he is far more famous among high school students and poli-sci majors than his novels. Max Barry visits Google headquarters to discuss his book, "Company" This event took place on Janu, as part of the Authors@Google series.
Max Barry is an Australian author. He also maintains a blog on various topics, including politics. When he published his first novel, Syrup, he spelled his name "Maxx", but subsequently has used "Max". Barry is also the creator of NationStates, an online game created to help advertise Jennifer Government that eventually evolved into its own online community. He is the owner of the website "Tales of Corporate Oppression". He lives in Melbourne with his wife and daughters and worked as a marketer. Company is an office-novel, a take on life in the modern American corporation (and on the management fads that influence how they are run). The story centres around Stephen Jones, hired by Zephyr Holdings, Inc. as an assistant in the Training Sales department (where they sell training courses). Paramount has made an offer for Company (Doubleday, Jan. ) the latest corporate satire from former ad man Max Barry (ne Maxx Barry). In the novel, a new employee at a faceless conglomerate can’t figure out what the company actually produces. Since he has very little to do all day, he makes it his mission to find out.
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