Turn of the Century

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As big as the next century, as relevant as tomorrow, a novel of real life at the giddy, anxious end of the millennium. Rocketing between Hollywood, Seattle and with occasional stopovers at home with their children in New York, tv producer George Mactier and software executive Lizzie Zimbalist are living at the sharp end of the century. Too busy to spend the money they make, too clever not to shuffle a little beneath the bright lights of their high-gloss worlds, when George s boss buys out Lizzie s company, making her his personal advisor, the couple discovers that no amount of super-modern spin can erase certain basic instincts...

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An astute and irreverent observer of modern culture...Andersen's narrative is a hyperkinetic reportage that leaves no detail unnoted. Andersen knows his stuff - corporate takeovers, computer hackers, the stock market, media ratings, unthinkable menu items at fusion restaurants... - PLAYBOY

The dilemmas, personal and professional, that George and Lizzie confront and cope with - and which threaten to overwhelm them - during the course of the year all reflect, in big, bold ways, how most of us lead our lives these days: at the mercy of too much technology, too much information, too much time spent on meaningless tasks.... Andersen has certainly caught the dreambeat of our times - BOOKLIST

A blockbuster fiction debut...brilliantly conceived, keenly incisive...mischievoutsly tweaks current attitudes regarding marriage, friendship, the mass media, Wall Street and the computer industry, just to name a handful of his numerous targets. With ferocious energy he also captures the essence of New York, Las Vegas, LA and Seattle.... The convoluted plot boldly defies summary but it ultimately achieves a mad convergence highlighted by an intricate, hilarious plan to virtually kill Bill Gates. Andersen employs a bitingly topical humour that is always exaggerated, yet seldom actually seems inconceivable....Andersen brilliantly sustains the comic page throughout the lengthy narrative -

Author Bio

Kurt Andersen writes for THE NEW YORKER. He co-founded and edited SPYmagazine, America s equivalent of PRIVATE EYE and was a regular contributor to TIME MAGAZINE. He has written and produced tv, including HOW TO BE SPECIAL, starring Jerry Seinfeld.