Picture 1 of 1
Georges Perec The Art of Asking Your Boss for a Raise (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)
Another great item from Rarewaves | Free delivery!
Condition:
More than 10 available
Postage:
Located in: GU14 0GT, United Kingdom
Delivery:
Varies
Returns:
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Shop with confidence
Seller information
- 98.3% positive feedback
Registered as a Business Seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:276392486404
Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Book Title
- Art of Asking Your Boss for a Raise
- Publication Name
- The Art of Asking Your Boss for a Raise
- Title
- The Art of Asking Your Boss for a Raise
- Translator
- David Bellos
- Contributor
- David Bellos (Translated by)
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 178478656X
- EAN
- 9781784786564
- ISBN
- 9781784786564
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Genre
- Business & Economics, Fiction
- Topic
- Humorous / Black Humor, Satire, Literary, Negotiating
- Release Date
- 17/01/2017
- Release Year
- 2017
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 0.3 in
- Item Length
- 7.1 in
- Item Weight
- 2.9 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Item Width
- 4.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 112 Pages
About this product
Product Information
Darkly funny account of the office worker's mindset by the celebrated French novelist A long-suffering employee in a big corporation has summoned up the courage to ask for a raise. But as he runs through the looming encounter in his mind, his neuroses come to the surface: What is the best day to see the boss? What if he doesn't offer you a seat when you go into his office? The Art of Asking Your Boss for a Raise is a hilarious account of an employee losing his identity--and possibly his sanity--as he tries to put on the most acceptable face for the corporate world,with its rigid hierarchies and hostility to new ideas. If he follows a certain course of action, so this logic goes, he will succeed--but, in accepting these conditions, are his attempts to challenge his world of work doomed from the outset? Neurotic and pessimistic, yet endearing, comic and never less than entertaining, Perec's Woody Allen-esque underling presents an acute and penetrating vision of the world of office work, as pertinent today as it was when it was written in 1968.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Verso Books
ISBN-10
178478656x
ISBN-13
9781784786564
eBay Product ID (ePID)
10038757675
Product Key Features
Book Title
Art of Asking Your Boss for a Raise
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Humorous / Black Humor, Satire, Literary, Negotiating
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Business & Economics, Fiction
Number of Pages
112 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.1 in
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Width
4.4 in
Item Weight
2.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Its wit and comedy encourage compulsive consumption."-David O'Neill, Barnes and Noble Review "A hilarious and inventive office-drone odyssey."- Bookforum "We readers will have to deal with the fortunate burden of clearing shelf-space for another novel by Perec this spring, with the first English translation of The Art of Asking Your Boss for a Raise ."-Most Anticipated Books of 2011, The Millions "As a witty indictment of corporate culture and an artifact from one of the 20th century's most bizarre literary movements, The Art of Asking Your Boss for a Raise -as with all the works of Georges Perec-is a puzzle too absurd not to explore ... [it] will interest any reader who has ever worked in a large bureaucracy and considered himself underpaid."-James K. McAuley, Harvard Crimson "Perec's novels are games, each different. They are played for real stakes and in some cases breathtakingly large ones. As games should be, and as literary games often are not, they are fun."- Los Angeles Times "We defy you to walk by this book and not pick it up. Perfectly packaged and immediately intriguing!"- A Largehearted WORD Book of the Week "A brilliant ... conceptual, comedic novella from the writer who wrote the postmodern masterpiece Life: A User's Manual ."- City Arts "An acute and penetrating vision of the world of office work."- Arthur "Perec's knack for absurdity and circumlocution ensures that each iteration is novel and urgent."- Full Stop "[A] fun read for someone who enjoys computer programming and corporate irony, and would make a perfect gift for the office mate with a good sense of humor."- bestdamncreativewritingblog "[A] terribly compelling work, one that does a great deal with very little. With his use of repetition, which also evokes a pre-set mechanism, Perec establishes a rhythm of sorts, while his subtle deviations from the pattern serve as moments of dark comedy."- Slant Magazine "Certainly something different, and quite enjoyable."- Complete Review
Dewey Decimal
843.914
Dewey Edition
22
Item description from the seller
Business seller information
Value Added Tax Number:
- GB 864 1548 11
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:276392486404
Postage and handling
Item does not ship to United States
Item location:
GU14 0GT, United Kingdom
Post to:
Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Americas, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Asia, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Europe, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, Finland, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Reunion, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, Western Samoa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Belarus, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Libya, Nauru, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Somalia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Yemen
| Handling time |
|---|
| Will usually post within 7 business days of receiving cleared payment. |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Taxes may be applicable at checkout. Learn moreLearn more about paying tax on eBay purchases. |
Sales Tax for an item #276392486404
Sales Tax for an item #276392486404
Seller collects sales tax for items shipped to the following states:
| State | Sales Tax Rate |
|---|
Return policy
| After receiving the item, contact seller within |
|---|
| 30 days |
The buyer is responsible for return postage costs.
Seller feedback (185,267)
2***0 (142)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Item is as described. Excellent transaction!
2***0 (142)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Item is as described. Excellent transaction!
2***0 (142)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Item is as described. Excellent transaction!