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The Circle

By Dave Eggers
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The Circle by Dave Eggers is a gripping exploration of a powerful tech company that revolutionises social media and internet services. As the protagonist Mae Holland rises through the ranks, she becomes embroiled in the company's philosophy of transparency and connectivity. This novel explores themes of privacy, surveillance, and the perils of a digitalised society, raising questions about the impact of technology on individual freedom.
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The Circle

When Mae is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful internet company, she feels she's been given the opportunity of a lifetime. Run out of a California campus, the Circle links users' personal emails, social media, and finances with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of transparency.

The Circle runs everything - all your internet activity in one easy, safe and visible place. No wonder it is now the world's most powerful and influential company. So when Mae Holland lands a job at its glittering California campus, she knows, she's made it.

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Fast, thrilling, compulsively addictive - a timely novel about our obsession with the internet, from one of our greatest storytellers.

When Mae is hired to work for The Circle, the world's most powerful internet company, she feels she's been given the opportunity of a lifetime. Run out of a sprawling California campus, the Circle links users' personal emails, social media, and finances with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of transparency.

Mae can't believe her great fortune to work for them - even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public ...

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The Circle by Dave Eggers has received praise for its chilling plausibility and engaging narrative. Critics have noted the book's brisk and efficient writing style, finding it both timely and unsettling. It is often compared to classic dystopian works, with its witty yet troubling commentary on modern technology and society. The novel is described as compelling, highly readable, and a thought-provoking reflection of contemporary digital life.

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ISBN: 9780241146507

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 April 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 406g

Pages: 512

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Dave Eggers Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

Dave Eggers was born in Boston in 1970. He is the author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, You Shall Know Our Velocity, The Unforbidden is Compulsory, How We Are Hungry, Short Short Stories, Teachers Have It Easy, Surviving Justice, What is the What, How the Water Feels to the Fishes, The Wild Things, Zeitoun, A Hologram for the King, The Circle and Your Fathers, Where Are They? And The Prophets, Do They Live Forever? A Hologram for the King and The Circle are both currently in production for major film adaptations. Dave Eggers is the founder of McSweeney's independent publishing house, the 826 National network, and the nonprofit organisation ScholarMatch. He lives in Northern California with his family and his next novel is forthcoming in 2016.

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