Severance

by Ling Ma

Book Overview

Maybe it's the end of the world, but not for Candace Chen, a millennial, first-generation American and office drone meandering her way into adulthood in Ling Ma's offbeat, wryly funny, apocalyptic satire, Severance.

"A stunning, audacious book with a fresh take on both office politics and what the apocalypse might bring." --Michael Schaub, NPR.org

"A satirical spin on the end times-- kind of like...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250214998
• ISBN13: 9781250214997
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Picador USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

This is why I love to read. I tend to favor fiction that alternates between past and present tense, the immigrant/minority experience narration, female authors, and post-apocalyptical themes. Severance was all that and more; I never wanted it to end!