{"product_id":"severance-paperback","title":"Severance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLing Ma\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaybe 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, \u003ci\u003eSeverance\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A stunning, audacious book with a fresh take on both office politics and what the apocalypse might bring.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Schaub, \u003ci\u003eNPR.org\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A satirical spin on the end times-- kind of like \u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Leftovers.\" \u003c\/i\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEstelle Tang, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eElle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNPR * \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003e(\"Books We Loved\") * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle * \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003earie Claire * \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmazon Editors * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e (Staff Favorites) * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRefinery29 *\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBustle *\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed *\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage *\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookish \u003c\/i\u003e* \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMental Floss * \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books * \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffPost * \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElectric Literature * \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA.V. 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She's content just to carry on: She goes to work, troubleshoots the teen-targeted Gemstone Bible, watches movies in a Greenpoint basement with her boyfriend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo Candace barely notices when a plague of biblical proportions sweeps New York. Then Shen Fever spreads. Families flee. Companies cease operations. The subways screech to a halt. Her bosses enlist her as part of a dwindling skeleton crew with a big end-date payoff. Soon entirely alone, still unfevered, she photographs the eerie, abandoned city as the anonymous blogger NY Ghost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCandace won't be able to make it on her own forever, though. Enter a group of survivors, led by the power-hungry IT tech Bob. They're traveling to a place called the Facility, where, Bob promises, they will have everything they need to start society anew. But Candace is carrying a secret she knows Bob will exploit. Should she escape from her rescuers? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA send-up and takedown of the rituals, routines, and missed opportunities of contemporary life, Ling Ma's \u003ci\u003eSeverance \u003c\/i\u003eis a moving family story, a quirky coming-of-adulthood tale, and a hilarious, deadpan satire. Most important, it's a heartfelt tribute to the connections that drive us to do more than survive.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLing Ma\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Sanming, China, and grew up in Utah, Nebraska, and Kansas. She attended the University of Chicago and received an MFA from Cornell University. Prior to graduate school she worked as a journalist and an editor. Her writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVICE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNinth Letter\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. A chapter of \u003ci\u003eSeverance\u003c\/i\u003e received the 2015 Graywolf SLS Prize. She lives in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kirkus Prize (2018)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44305904861286,"sku":"9781250214997","price":26.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/cG03b3B2czhhNjZGQ3RiekZmYVVFdz09.webp?v=1767682531","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/severance-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}