{"product_id":"9781405976787","title":"The Employees","description":"Author: Ravn, Olga\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781405976787\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 144\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the International Booker Prize, \u003ci\u003eThe Employees\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most beloved and influential science fiction novels of the twenty-first century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the Six-Thousand Ship, things have started to feel changed. Since bringing aboard a number of strange objects from a newly discovered planet, the crew - both human and humanoid - have begun to feel a yearning. They want to be near the objects, to feel them pressed against their skin, but they also all now feel a curious new hunger for home- Earth, that place many cannot even remember.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Board of Directors are eager to understand more, and so instruct a commission to interview each of the employees. Those who are born dream of soil, the smell of warm asphalt, the sound of animals and birds. Those who are made know only what is programmed, and yet feel it deeply, truly. As their testimonies accumulate, a tapestry of longing and quiet rebellion emerges, blurring the lines between work and life, between human and machine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Employees\u003c\/i\u003e was the breakout novel from one of the most celebrated authors in world literature, and is now seen as a masterpiece of twenty-first century literary science fiction. In stark, pristine prose, Olga Ravn forms a timeless meditation on productivity, pleasure and what the far-flung future might miss.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46729815392414,"sku":"UBD-9781405976787","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781405976787.jpg?v=1776650434","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781405976787","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}