People in Glass Houses
Subtitle: A Novel
Publisher: Picador
Published: September 9, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780312424220
Subjects: Literary; Fiction / General; General; Fiction - General; Fiction
First sentence: 'The aim of the Organization,' Mr Bekkus dictated, leaning back in his chair and casting up his eyes to the perforations of the sound-proof ceiling ; 'The aim of the Organization,' he repeated with emphasis, as though he were directing a firing-squad - and then, 'the long-range aim,' narrowing his eyes to this more distant target, 'is to fully utilize the resources of the staff and hopefully by the end of the fiscal year to have laid stress -' Mr Bekkus frequently misused the word 'hopefully'.