Hologram for the king. Eggers D.

In the Saudi desert, in the middle of a protracted long -term construction, Alan glue, not the most successful businessman, is waiting for the Red Sea of ​​weather. And the king - to show him the presentation of an advanced holographic technology and sign a profitable contract. But the king does not go and does not go. Alan was patient no less than a soulless hologram for the king, and in anticipation tries to comprehend the world in which he lives and which has changed so much. The quality does not matter here anymore - only cheapness. Friendship, and kindness and pride are no more important here - only comfort. In this world, you live a puzzled tourist - as in an exotic country where alcohol is prohibited, but everyone drinks in black; Where the adultery is punished by death, but you go on dates and your partner is pretended to a man; Where you may like to help, but a catch is expected from you; Where every mistake is met in almost satisfaction. Where luck always teases you with promises, but it is not given in your hands. This is a world in which there is no more chance - because it will always be younger, more successful, assertive. And you are aging and has long become redundant, but you continue to live, which means you hope.

Dave Eggers received the Pulitzer Prize for his novel “The Discriminating Creation of a Stunning Genius” and literally burst into the first row of modern writers. He is called the heir to D. Salinger, and each of his novels are truly an event for both literature and a real reader.