The Agents

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By Grgoire Courtois and Gregoire Courtois

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The Agents by Grgoire Courtois is a thought-provoking exploration of a world dominated by unseen forces, where the protagonists find themselves caught in a tense, destabilizing conflict. The narrative delves into themes of control, freedom, and resistance as the characters navigate a society governed by powerful, shadowy agents. This speculative tale blends psychological and philosophical elements, compelling readers to question authority and the nature of influence.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate thought-provoking general fiction that explores themes of surveillance, manipulation, and the intricacies of human interaction within power structures. Its narrative may appeal to those interested in exploring the dynamic between control and vulnerability in a contemporary setting.

The Agents

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Nineteen Eighty-Four meets Tron, via The Office, in this boldly dystopian novel

The agents don't know what they're agents of, but they're very busy agenting, which means watching endless data feeds in their cubicles, cubicles that are piled one on top of another in a massive tower in which the agents both live and work. Empty floors serve as battlefields where different guilds of agents fight for territory. It seems that defenestration is the only way out, the 'ballet of suicides.'

It is here we meet Theodore, who has amputated his own toes and must maintain a 30-degree angle to keep his balance. And Solveig, who is pregnant, though agents don't usually have sex, as well as the artist Lazslo and self-mutilating Clara. And then there's Hick, the new agent, who seems strangely happy and occupies a cubicle that is strategically very important.

The battle for key territory is heating up, and the agents aren't sure which of them will make it out alive. If, indeed, that's what any of them want...

The author of the acclaimed The Laws of the Skies turns his hand from literary horror to futuristic dystopianism in this unforgettable marriage between The Office, Nineteen Eighty-Four, and Tron.

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The Agents by Grgoire Courtois is praised for its thought-provoking exploration of modern society through a speculative lens. It delves into themes like the purpose of life and the role of work in a capitalist society, offering dark satire and horror elements. The novel is lauded for its critical examination of contemporary issues and probing of existential questions.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781552454329

Publisher: Coach House Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 March 2022

Country: Canada

Imprint: Coach House Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Translated by Rhonda Mullins

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 224

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Fiction General Fiction Gregoire Courtois Grgoire Courtois Literary Fiction

About the Author

Gregoire Courtois lives and works in Burgundy, where he runs the independent bookstore Obliques, which he bought in 2011. A novelist and playwright, he has published four novels with Le Quartanier:Revolution(2011),Surequipee(2015),Les lois du ciel(2019). In 2013 he founded Caracteres, an international book festival in Auxerre, which he continues to run.