
Then We Came to the End
#3604 of 8,085 books · #1828 in Fiction
Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction (2007).
This wickedly funny, big-hearted novel about life in the office signals the arrival of a gloriously talented new writer. The characters in THEN WE CAME TO THE END cope with a business downturn in the time-honored way: through gossip, secret romance, elaborate pranks, and increasingly frequent coffee breaks. By day they compete for the best office furniture left behind and try to make sense of the mysterious pro-bono ad campaign that is their only remaining "work."
- Publisher
- Penguin
- ISBN-13
- 9780316135764
- Genre
- Topics
- Office lifeCorporate downsizingWorkplace relationships
Awards
- National Book Award for FictionShortlistedMajor(2007)
Other awarded books from Joshua Ferris
- To Rise Again at a Decent Hour (2014)0 wins · 4 score
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