by Teddy Wayne · Harper Perennial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780061873218
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«Kapitoil» is the novel by Teddy Wayne, published by Harper Perennial in paperback (295 pages, in English).
In 1999, young Qatari programmer Karim Issar arrives in New York and creates Kapitoil, a program that predicts oil futures and boosts his company's profits. Amid cultural shock, his colleague Rebecca, and his father's disapproval, Karim begins to question the moral consequences of his invention and where his loyalty lies.
Teddy Wayne's first novel, narrated through Karim's diary entries and nominated for the Young Lions Fiction Award, PEN/Robert W. Bingham, and Dayton Literary Peace Prize.
For readers of literary and humorous fiction seeking a coming-of-age novel about the financial world, immigration, and life in New York.
