The Glass Bees

[David Casseres]

I read that in college; it's really good.

On 2/24/07, Dave Monroe <monropolitan at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Jünger, Ernst.  The Glass Bees.
>    Trans. Elizabeth Mayer and Louise Bogan.
>    New York: NYRB, 2000 [1957].
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> In The Glass Bees the celebrated German writer Ernst
> Jünger presents a disconcerting vision of the future.
> Zapparoni, a brilliant businessman, has turned his
> advanced understanding of technology and his strategic
> command of the information and entertainment
> industries into a discrete form of global domination.
> But Zapparoni is worried that the scientists he
> depends on might sell his secrets. He needs a chief of
> security, and Richard, a veteran and war hero, is
> ready for the job. However, when he arrives at the
> beautiful country compound that is Zapparoni's
> headquarters, he finds himself subjected to an
> unexpected ordeal. Soon he is led to question his
> past, his character, and even his senses....
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> http://www.nybooks.com/shop/product?usca_p=t&product_id=9
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> http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780940322554
>
> Bruce Sterling, "Introduction"
>
> http://www.nybooks.com/shop/product-file/09/theg9/introduction.pdf
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