Unique, funny and refreshing, this is a delightful, witty picture book about a contrary unicorn - the U-NO-corn. Adults and children alike will relate to its not-so-perfect personality and its refusal to accept a cotton-candy world.
Marc-Uwe Kling Book order
January 1, 1982
Marc-Uwe Kling is an author celebrated for his works sharply critical of capitalism. His writing often draws from unconventional premises, such as cohabiting with a communist kangaroo, and examines societal and economic systems with humor and biting satire. Kling's unique ability to blend intellectual depth with accessible storytelling has garnered a wide readership. His style is marked by unexpected twists and a keen observation of modern absurdities.
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- 2020
QualityLand
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
Everything in QualityLand is geared towards optimizing your life. QualityPartner identifies your ideal mate, earworm personal assistants get you where you need to go and android drones know you need a six pack of beer at the end of a long day even before you crave one. Humans, robots and algorithms co-exist, everything is seamlessly corporatised, stratified and monetized. Your very name reveals much of what we need to know about you and your profile discloses the rest. Peter Jobless is a down and out metal press operator, dumped by his long term girlfriend when she is alerted to a better option on her QualityPad. But Peter has another problem - he seems to be the only one noticing that his fellow Qualityland robot citizens are experiencing an existential crisis. There is a drone who's afraid to fly. A sex droid with erectile dysfunction. A combat robot with PTSD. Instructed to destroy these malfunctioning A.I., Peter starts to suspect the technology that rules us all has a flaw, perhaps a fatal one. Not only that, these robots might be his only friends...
