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Jennifer Government
''Jennifer Government'' is a 2003 dystopian novel by Max Barry, set in an alternate history (fiction), alternate reality where most nations in the Americas and Oceania are dominated by powerful corporations and corporate libertarianism coalitions, and where government power is extremely limited. It was a finalist for a John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Campbell Award, and was included in ''The New York Times annual list of notable books. The novel was retitled from ''Jennifer Government'' to ''Logoland'' in its German and Italian editions. In its Brazilian edition it was retitled to ''EU S/A'', an abbreviation of ''Estados Unidos Sociedade Anônima'', which roughly translates to ''United States, Inc.'' To help promote the novel, Barry created a browser game titled ''NationStates, Jennifer Government: NationStates'' (later shortened to ''NationStates''). In the game, players make choices which are inspired by the novel and which affect the economy, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Barry
Max Barry (born 18 March 1973) is an Australian author. He also maintains a blog on various topics, including politics. When he published his first novel, ''Syrup'', he spelled his name "Maxx", but subsequently has used "Max". Barry is also the creator of '' NationStates'', an online game created to help advertise '' Jennifer Government'' that eventually evolved into its own online community. He is the owner of the website "Tales of Corporate Oppression". He lives in Melbourne with his wife and daughters and worked as a marketer for Hewlett-Packard before he became a novelist. In early 2004 Barry converted his web site to a blog and began regularly posting to it. In the November 2004 issue of the magazine ''Fast Company'' the novel ''Company'' was ranked at number 8 on a list of the top 100 "people, ideas, and trends that will change how we work and live in 2005". Barry wrote the screenplay for ''Syrup,'' which was released in theatres on 7 June 2013. Universal Pictures has acq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |