{"product_id":"hard-copy-a-story-of-girl-meets-printer-hardcover","title":"Hard Copy: A Story of Girl Meets Printer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFien Veldman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHester Velmans\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Many astute observations about loneliness [and] class attitudes... very funny on the tedium of office life.' \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Joyful, tender, and strangely relatable . . . With sharp, playful prose, Veldman tells a story in equal parts searing intelligence and madcap sweetness. Simply brilliant.' Jenny Mustard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a story of girl meets printer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA customer service assistant spends her long workdays printing letters. Her one friend is the printer and, in the dark confines of her office, she begins to open up to him, talking about her fears, her past, her hopes and dreams. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo her, it seems like a beautiful friendship is blossoming. To her boss, it seems like she's losing her mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiagnosed with burnout and placed on leave, she faces severance and - worse - separation from her beloved printer. But she's not about to give up on her only friend without a fight. And, it turns out, neither is he... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeird, incisive and unforgettable, \u003ci\u003eHard Copy \u003c\/i\u003eis perfect for fans of Sayaka Murata and Halle Butler.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFien Veldman\u003c\/b\u003e (1990) is 2022's recipient of the Joost Zwagerman Essay-award for her essay 'Not really making it', about growing up in a working-class neighbourhood in Leeuwarden. In 2018 she won the Elise Mathilde Essay Award for her essay 'Borders, doors and eyes open'. From 2010 until 2016, she worked as a theatre critic. (And, of course, she has also worked in customer service.) \u003ci\u003eHard Copy \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758688928032,"sku":"9781035906444","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bf30065613a02fc3c832026b48ca6ba1.webp?v=1780132766","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hard-copy-a-story-of-girl-meets-printer-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}