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The World Before Us | Shirley | Dept. of Speculation
âA haunting and provocative novel about the mysteries of life and a death, the written word, things seen and unseen, heard and forgotten. Amy Rowlandâs writing is compelling and masterful.â âDelia Ephron, author of The Lion Is In
Once, there were many transcriptionists at the Record, a behemoth New York City newspaper, but new technology and the ease of communication has put most of them out of work. So now Lena, the last transcriptionist, sits alone in a room--a human conduit, silently turning reportersâ recorded stories into print--until the day she encounters a story so shocking that it shatters the reverie that has become her life.
This exquisite novel, written by a woman who spent more than a decade as a transcriptionist at the New York Times, asks probing questions about journalism and ethics, about the decline of the newspaper and the failure of language. It is also the story of a womanâs effort to establish her place in an increasingly alien and alienating world.
âA strange, mesmerizing novel about language, isolation, ethics, technology, and the lack of trust between institutions and the people they purportedly serve . . . A fine debut novel about the decline of newspapers and the subsequent loss of humanity--and yes, these are related.â âBooklist, starred review
âAmbitious and fascinating . . . Disturbing and powerful . . . Recommended for fans of literary fiction.â âLibrary Journal
âRowlandâs farcical approach . . . is balanced by the novelâs realistic insights into journalistic integrity, the evolution of contemporary newspaper publishing, and, more broadly, the importance of genuine communication.â âPublishers Weekly
âUnforgettable. Written with such delight, compassion, and humanity, itâs newsworthy.â âAlex Gilvarry, author of From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant
About: âA haunting and provocative novel about the mysteries of life and a death, the written word, things seen and unseen, heard and forgotten.
About: Lena, the transcriptionist, sits alone in a room far away from the hum of the newsroom that is the heart of the Record, the big city newspaper for which she works.
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