Max Barry (13 works by)
Also writes as: Maxx Barry
Born: Established: 18 Mar 1973 Melbourne ;
Gender: Male
His web site notes that the double 'x' is assumed. NBD has one 'x', incorrectly. [January 2003} 'He put an extra X in his name for 'Syrup' because he thought it was a funny joke about marketing and failed to realize everyone would assume he was a pretentious asshole. 'Jennifer Government', his second novel, was published without any superfluous Xs and sold much better. ' http://www.maxxbarry.com/max/ (sighted 26/2/07 JR) http://www.s9.com/Biography/Barry-Max

Awards for Works

Machine Man , 2011 novel single work 'Charlie always thought his body could be better. His employer, military contractor Better Future, has the resources he needs to explore a few ideas. So he begins to build parts. Better parts. Charlie's prosthetist, Lola, is impressed by his artificial limbs. But some see him as a madman. Others, a product. Or even a weapon.

'Existing at the intersection between mind and body, in the dawn of the age of pervasive technology, Machine Man is a gruesomely funny tale about one man's quest for the ultimate in self-improvement.' (From the publisher's website.)
2011 finalist Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Science Fiction Division Novel
2011 winner Western Australian Premier's Book Awards — Digital Narrative
Company : A Novel , 2006 novel single work

'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).
2008 joint winner The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist of the Year
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