Company (novel)
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| Author | Max Barry |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Released | 17 January 2006 |
| Media Type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) & e-book |
| Pages | 336 p. (hardcover edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-385-51439-5 (hardcover edition) |
Company is a book written by Max Barry. In 2006 it became Barry's third published novel, following Jennifer Government in 2003. The novel is set in a Modern Corporation.
[edit] Plot summary
In Seattle, The Zephyr Holdings Building gives no hint of Zephyr's business. This obscurity, is Zephyr's defining characteristic. No one has ever met the Chief Executive Officer.
Every day employees start their work day. Stephen Jones, a young recruit, reports for his first day in the Training Sales Department only to see a theft take place. This means Stephen is promoted from assistant to sales representative. However Stephen is nagged by a feeling that the company is hiding something. Something that explains why when people are fired, they are never heard from again and what is the Omega Management System. And why is it that nobody in the company knows what the Omega Management System does?
[edit] Characters in Company
- Stephen Jones – Training Sales Dept. "tryout"; Roger Jefferson's Sales Assistant
- Sydney Harper – Training Sales Dept. Manager
- Megan Jackson – Training Sales Dept. Personal Assistant
- Elizabeth Miller – Training Sales Dept. Sales Rep 1
- Holly Vale – Training Sales Dept., Elizabeth Miller's Sales Assistant
- Wendell Hartford – Training Sales Dept. Sales Rep 2
- Freddy Carlson – Wendel Hartfords's Sales Assistant
- Roger Jefferson – Training Sales Dept. Sales Rep 3
- Eve Jantiss – secretary
- Blake Seddon – Senior Management
- Daniel Klausman – CEO
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
Universal Pictures has acquired screen rights to the Max Barry novel Company, which Steve Pink will adapt. Tom Shadyac and Michael Bostick will produce the film through Shady Acres.Template:Satire-stub
