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'At Zephyr Holdings, no one has ever seen the CEO. The floors are numbered in reverse, the Mission Statement could mean almost anything, and the beautiful receptionist is paid twice as much as anybody else, but appears to do no work. One of the sales reps uses relationship books as sales manuals, and another is on the warpath because somebody stole his doughnut. In other words, it's a typical big company. Or at least, that's what everyone thinks, until fresh- faced employee Jones - too new to understand you just don't ask some questions - starts investigating. Soon Jones uncovers the company's secret: the answer to everything, what Zephyr Holdings really does, and why every manager carries a copy of the Omega Management System. It plunges him into a maelstrom of love, loyalty, management, and corporate immorality - and whether he can get out again. Now that's a good question. In the tradition of William Gibson, Joseph Heller, and Douglas Coupland, Company is a biting, incisive, and delightful satire of corporate culture.' (Publisher's blurb).
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Dedication: For Hewlett-Packard.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Passion and Promise from Emerging Voices
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 May 2008; (p. 30-31) -
Strange Way with Words
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 March 2008; (p. 10) -
Unpicking the Universe
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 189 2007; (p. 82-86)
— Review of Helen Garner and the Meaning of Everything 2006 single work novel ; National Treasure 2007 single work novel ; The Widow and Her Hero 2007 single work novel ; Long Afternoon of the World 2007 single work novel ; The American Brother 2007 single work novel ; Love Without Hope 2007 single work novel ; Company : A Novel 2006 single work novel ; The End of the World 2007 selected work short story ; Dodging the Bull : Stories 2007 selected work short story ; Rohypnol 2006 single work novel ; Feather Man 2007 single work novel ; Omar and Enzo in the Big Talking Book 2007 single work novel ; Confessions and Memoirs : National Anthology of New Australian Writing 2006 anthology short story extract autobiography -
The Missing Doughnut
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 290 2007; (p. 38)
— Review of Company : A Novel 2006 single work novel -
Paperback Row
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 18 March vol. 112 no. 11 2007; (p. 24)
— Review of Company : A Novel 2006 single work novel
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Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , February vol. 86 no. 6 2007; (p. 39)
— Review of Company : A Novel 2006 single work novel -
Poking Holes in Greed
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 10 - 11 March 2007; (p. 18-19)
— Review of Company : A Novel 2006 single work novel -
Behind the Bizarre Facade of Office Politics
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 17 March 2007; (p. 24)
— Review of Company : A Novel 2006 single work novel -
Corporate Fun Unlimited
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 17-18 March 2007; (p. 15)
— Review of Company : A Novel 2006 single work novel -
Untitled
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 17 March 2007; (p. 14)
— Review of Company : A Novel 2006 single work novel -
Book Bites
Drew Turney
(interviewer),
2007
single work
interview
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , February vol. 86 no. 6 2007; (p. 44) -
Strange Way with Words
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 29 March 2008; (p. 10) -
Passion and Promise from Emerging Voices
2008
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 May 2008; (p. 30-31)
Awards
- 2008 joint winner The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist of the Year