Lexicon, a thriller by max barry the washington post. Syrup a novel by max barry by max barry by max barry by max barry. Syrup book by max barry half price books marketplace. The irreverent author of the cult classic syrup hits his target in this satire on the wages of big capital. When he published his first novel, syrup, he spelled his name maxx, but subsequently has used max. Barrys books, starting with syrup, are both humorous and ruthless in their sendups of the corporate world, satires that juggle biting wit with suspense. Syrup, in contrast, could take place today or tomorrow.
Aged thirty, he hails from melbourne, australia where he lives comfortably with his wife, jennifer. In max barrys hilarious vision of the near future, the world is run by giant american corporations, and employees take the last names of the companies they work for. Max barry, author of lexicon, jennifer government, providence, syrup, machine man, and company. Syrup has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Scat is a young, hip, marketing graduate who has a million dollar idea stolen from him by his best friend, an event which catapults him in to a game of cat and mouse oneupmanship with the help of sexy coca cola executive 6. Ive been a fan of max barry for years but for some reason id not been able to find a copy of syrup his debut novel for love nor money until a few days ago when i remembered its the 21st century and e books exist.
Best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books. Syrup by max barry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In max barry s hilarious vision of the near future, the world is run by giant american corporations, and employees take the last names of the companies they work for. It is about a young marketing major, who has renamed or, better said, rebranded himself as scat, as that is cooler than the name he was given by his parents. Jun 21, 2007 syrup, in contrast, could take place today or tomorrow. Scat is young, confused, and underemployed with dreams of being rich, shallow, and famous. He also maintains a blog on various topics, including writing, marketing and politics. First of all, i think i first read max barrys syrup as a freshman in college.
Although publicity and marketing are popularly associated with the advertising mavens of new york, those in the know understand them as peculiarly west coast enterprisesand our narrator scat is nothing if not in the know. Prior to his writing career, barry worked at tech giant hp. Syrup is short enough to read in one sitting, which is useful. Max barry is the literary equivalent of dilbert creator scott adams. While producing three novels, he developed the online n. I emailed the aussey author, max barry and said a i loved your book, and b i actually didnt pick it up on my own, it was a required reading for my english class. Max barry is the author of six novels and the creator of the popular online game nationstates. He comes up with a milliondollar idea and tries to sell it to coke, via one of their marketing people, a woman. Syrup is the debut novel from max barry published in 1999 and made in to a feature movie in 20. That concept alone sends shivers up our collective spines, but that is what the world has come to, and we grudgingly accept it. Years ago, there was a monty python sketch about the worlds. Choose from over 50,000 books from the premier collectible book site. Hollywood is ruining one of my favorite books, syrup by.
Syrup is a novel written by max barry under the pseudonym maxx barry, which satirizes consumerism and marketing techniques. The police and the nra are publicly traded security firms, and the u. Syrup by max barry is book that i have read many times, and yet it still manages to make me laugh out loud. Simply put this is a witty outlook on modern life and the consumerists of today. He lives in melbourne, australia, with his wife and two daughters. Syrup by barry, max after coming up with a milliondollar idea for promoting a new soda to the cocacola company, a neophyte in the cutthroat world of l. He is the owner of the website tales of corporate oppression. Max barry born 18 march 1973 is an australian author.
Before becoming a novelist, he worked as a marketer for hewlettpackard. Eden 121720 syrup is one of the most enjoyable books i have ever read. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Max barry 1973 is the author of five novels, including lexicon, the new york times notable book jennifer government, and syrup, now a film starring amber heard. Read syrup a novel by max barry available from rakuten kobo. Syrup is about marketing, and no surprise syrup is a product to be marketed. Max barry, author of lexicon, jennifer government, providence, syrup, machine man, and company max barry writes novels, creates web things, runs, and coaches kids netball. It is barry s debut novel, published in 1999, and adapted into the 20 film syrup.
Max barry is the author of numerous novels, including company, machine man, and lexicon. Born on march 18, 1973, max barry is known for his debut novel syrup. We publish books that matter narrative and literary nonfiction on important topics, and the best of local. Its safe to say this was a very wise choice, as he has written six novels, one of which has been made in to a film. Max barry scat has a great idea for the hottest new soda ever, but first he must seek the help of the scarily beautiful and brainy 6who has all the angles scat so desperately desires. Set in the present day, a young marketing graduate named scat comes up with an idea for a new product for cocacola called fukk. Jan 01, 1999 syrup is the debut novel from max barry published in 1999 and made in to a feature movie in 20. He lives in melbourne, australia, with his wife more about max barry. Barry is also the creator of nationstates, a game created to help advertise jennifer government that eventually evolved into its own online community. I think this is a book that will promote plenty of discussion amongst its readers.
Years ago, there was a monty python sketch about the worlds funniest joke devised by the british in world. It is barrys debut novel, published in, and adapted into the film syrup. July 1, 1999 a rollicking debut about a cola marketing campaign that takes on hollywood, madison avenue, and corporate america in one perfectly executed triple play. Jan 31, 2007 max barry is the author of syrup and jennifer government, in development to become a motion picture with george clooney and steven soderberghs section eight films. Ive been a fan of max barry for years but for some reason id not been able to find a copy of syrup his debut novel for love nor money until a few days ago when i remembered its the 21st century and ebooks exist. A rollicking debut about a cola marketing campaign that takes on hollywood, madison avenue, and corporate america in one perfectly executed triple play. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it.
Max barry is a melbournebased author who left his work in marketing in order to write books. Barry is also the creator of nationstates, a game created to help advertise jennifer government, and is the owner of the website tales of. It does bare great similarities with the classic orwell novel but where that can be quite dark and bleak this novel, although fatalistic somewhat is rather funny. See all books authored by max barry, including jennifer government, and syrup, and more on thriftbooks. Syrup breaks out of the ranks of books that selfreflectively and selfconsciously are about writing and literature and books. It is barry s debut novel, published in, and adapted into the film syrup.
A marketing adventure comedy romance about coke executives in what will, sadly, probably be the future of marketing. In 1999, he successfully excised a steady job at tech giant hp in order to upgrade to the more compatible alternative of manufacturing fiction. He is a contemporary author and also maintains a blog on various topics, including writing, marketing and politics. Max barry writes novels, creates web things, runs, and coaches kids netball. The reality is most books and movies arent breakout hits.
Syrup ebook by max barry 9781101153697 rakuten kobo. It is barrys debut novel, published in 1999, and adapted into the 20 film syrup. When scat comes up with the idea for the hottest new soda ever, hes sure hell retire the next rich, savvy marketing success story. He is also the developer of the online nation simulation game nationstates. He also maintains a blog on various topics, including politics. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need. After coming up with a milliondollar idea for promoting a new soda to the cocacola company, a neophyte in the cutthroat world of l. With company, barry skewers companies that reorganize with a regularity that rivals old faithful. He is the creator of the online political simulation game nationstates, for which he is far more famous among high school students and polisci majors than his novels. He is a published novelist and has also taught corporate marketing at two universities in australia. Max barry is the author of syrup and jennifer government, in development to become a motion picture with george clooney and steven soderberghs section eight films. The 1999 book has since become a cult hit and was later made into a movie. Barry is also the creator of nationstates, a game created to help advertise jennifer government, and is the owner of the website tales of corporate oppression.
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