The Circle
Subtitle: a novel
By: Dave Eggers
Edition: printing (006)
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 491
ISBN-13: 9780241146491
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Technology; Fiction
Description: The Circle, run out of a sprawling California campus, links users' personal emails, social media, banking and purchasing with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of civility and transparency. As Mae tours the open-plan office spaces, the towering glass dining facilities, the cosy dorms for those who spend nights at work, she is thrilled with the company's modernity and activity. There are parties that last through the night, there are famous musicians playing on the lawn, there are athletic activities and clubs and brunches, and even an aquarium of rare fish retrieved from the Marianas Trench by the CEO.

Mae can't believe her luck, her great fortune to work for the most influential company in the world — 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.

What begins as the captivating story of one woman's ambition and idealism soon becomes a heart-racing novel of suspense, raising questions about memory, history, privacy, democracy and the limits of human knowledge.
--back cover
Notes: UK