E - A Novel
October 3rd, 2000 by Eshin
This book provides a witty and insightful look at life within an advertising agency. Its written completely in a dialogue format using emails as the method of communication and narrative.
Its a must for the ad exec and others may find it amusing. The author used to work for McCann-Erickson and some would say that it is loosely based on his experiences there!
I found the book to be an amusing one. Although at times it got a little tedious and so I skim read some of the stuff at the end (as I do with boring emails). The characters are stereotypical and lack developments. But who needs development in a book like this?
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A fast-paced, wickedly funny tale of office back-stabbing and corporate intrigue that unfolds in a succession of escalating e-mails.
Carla Browne-1/5/00, 3:05 pm
to: All Departments
re: I'm leaving now . . . but before I go there are some things you should know . . . !!!!
Set in a London ad agency desperate to land a coveted big account, e follows the bureaucratic bungling, cutthroat maneuvers, and outrageous sexual antics of a group of Miller-Shanks employees as they scheme, lie, lust, and claw their way up (and down) the company ladder.
Written by a former advertising copywriter, this hilarious, dead-on-target novel marks the debut of a hip and exciting new voice in contemporary fiction. With the click of a mouse, Matt Beaumont brings the novel of letters into the twenty-first century, turning his merciless, unerring eye on today's Machiavellian corporate culture-with uproarious results.
Rachel Stevenson, Personnel-1/5/00, 3:09 pm
to: Chandra Kapoor cc: David Crutton
re: Urgent: Please delete Carla Browne's ID from e-mail with immediate effect. Thank you." title="LinkedIn">
