04797cam a2200817 4500 563929180 TxAuBib 20220626120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781427298614 1427298610 a3ac7807-4ab0-408f-aaed-95546b7f05ea OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3788106 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Ma, Ling. Severance [Libby] : A Novel. Macmillan Audio, 2018. dystopian. books on tape. immigrant. workplace. pandemic. audiobooks. Immigration. audio books. funny. post apocalypse. China. virus. award winning. new york city. end of the world. Chicago. Epidemic. Dark Humor. Fujian. global capitalism. women of color. debut author. social critique. christmas gifts. zombie novel. kirkus reviews best books of the year. npr best books of the year. asian american writers. new york times notable books of the year. best books of 2018. apocalyptic satire. chinese american fiction. millennials and work. office novel. hanukkah gift. kirkus prize winner. amazon best books of the year. bookish best books of the year. buzzfeed best books of the year. nypl young lions fiction award. christmas stocking stuffer for ideas. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 272MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 272MB. Fiction. Literature. Science Fiction. HTML:<p><b>"Narrator Nancy Wu delivers an outstanding performance of this cheeky satirical novel...</b><b>Listeners will be entertained by the world building; cast of amusing, eccentric characters; and bizarre charm of the aloof heroine." — <i>AudioFile Magazine,</i> Earphones Award Winner</b><br /> <br /> Maybe 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, <i>Severance</i>.</p> <p>Candace Chen, a millennial drone self-sequestered in a Manhattan office tower, is devoted to routine. With the recent passing of her Chinese immigrant parents, she's had her fill of uncertainty. 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.</p> <p>So 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.</p> <p>Candace 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?</p> <p>A send-up and takedown of the rituals, routines, and missed opportunities of contemporary life, Ling Ma's <i>Severance</i> is 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.</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-06-26 20:00:03. Wu, Nancy. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/3788106-Severance.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=a3ac7807-4ab0-408f-aaed-95546b7f05ea&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/3788106-Severance.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=a3ac7807-4ab0-408f-aaed-95546b7f05ea&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)