{"product_id":"transmission-paperback","title":"Transmission - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHari Kunzru\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe award-winning writer of \u003ci\u003eWhite Tears\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlue Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e takes an ultra-contemporary turn with the story of an Indian computer programmer whose luxurious fantasies about life in America are shaken when he accepts a California job offer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLonely and naïve, Arjun spends his days as a lowly assistant virus-tester, pining away for his free-spirited colleague, Christine. Arjun gets laid off like so many of his Silicon Valley peers, and in an act of desperation to keep his job, he releases a mischievous but destructive virus around the globe that has major unintended consequences. As world order unravels, so does Arjun's sanity, in a rollicking cataclysm that reaches Bollywood and, not so coincidentally, the glamorous star of Arjun's favorite Indian movie.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHari Kunzru\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eWhite Tears, Blue Ruin, \u003c\/i\u003e and the award-winning, bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Impressionist\u003c\/i\u003e, was named as one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's \"20 Best Fiction Writers Under 40.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Impressionist\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize finalist; was shortlisted for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e First Book Award, the Whitbread First Novel Award, and a British Book Award; and was one of \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Novels of 2002. Kunzru has written for a variety of English and international publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe London Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Transmission\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749680480544,"sku":"9780452286511","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6a8ca47dbd04779f6263ae387898e4dd.webp?v=1779936159","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/transmission-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}