The Business by Iain Banks
Kate Telman is a senior executive officer in The Business, a powerful and massively discreet transglobal organisation. Financially transparent, internally democratic and disavowing conventional familial inheritance, the character of The Business seems, even to Kate, to be vague to the point of invisibility. It possesses, allegedly, a book of Leonardo cartoons, several sets of Crown Jewels and wants to buy its own State in order to acquire a seat at the United Nations. Kate's job is to keep abreast of current technological developments and her global reach encompasses Silicon Valley, a ranch in Nebraska, the firm's secretive Swiss headquarters, and a remote Himalayan principality. In the course of her journey Kate must peel away layers of emotional insulation and the assumptions of a lifetime. She must learn to keep her world at arm's length. To take control, she has to do The Business.
'Consistently engaging...From its hilarious opening, a telephone conversation with a man who has lost his teeth, to the touching finale...it hardly misses a beat. SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Slick and streetwise. SUNDAY TIMES 'Banks' ability to make you feel you're there remains as sharp as ever. TIME OUT '...a slick, blend of thriller, dark comedy and offbeat love story, bursting with set pieces and sly wit. EMPIRE '...Satisfyingly readable to the end' MAXIM 'THE BUSINESS is his tenth novel... and reveals no slackening in his imaginative energies' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Imagination, wit and complexity are his hallmarks and THE BUSINESS is no exception' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'THE BUSINESS is the business' INDEPENDENT 'This is a gripping read and the reader has a close rapport with Telman. It is truly remarkable that a man can write so convincingly in the first person as a woman.' FOCUS 'Banks does the business and delivers a tale which is as well-paced and intricately written as it is scary.' MINX 'THE BUSINESS is both personal odyssey and a cracking thriller.' MIDWEEK 'Witty and enjoyable.' BIG ISSUE
Iain Banks came to widespread and controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel, THE WASP FACTORY, in 1984. Since then he has gained enormous popular and critical acclaim with further works of fiction and science fiction. In 1993 he was acknowledged as one of the Best of Young British Writers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780316648448 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316648442 |
| Title | The Business |
| Author | Iain Banks |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 1999-08-12 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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