Author: Ellen Ullman Year: 2003 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories:
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ISBNs: 9781400032358 9781250002495 1400032350 1250002494 |
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With a New Introduction by Mary Gaitskill A PEN/Hemingway Award Finalist A New York Times Book Review Notable Book Ellen Ullman is a "rarity, a computer programmer with a poet's feeling for language" (Laura Miller, Salon). The Bug breaks new ground in literary fiction, offering us a deep look into the internal lives of people in the technical world. Set in a start-up company in 1984, this highly acclaimed first novel explores what happens when a baffling software flaw'a bug so teasing it is named "the Jester"'threatens the survival of the humans beings who created it.
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