by Benoît Duteurtre · Gallimard Education · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070305698
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«Service clientèle» is the short novel by Benoît Duteurtre, published by Gallimard Education in paperback (112 pages, in French).
A satirical novel about a man and his mobile phone: Duteurtre portrays the Western obsession with haste, performance and constant communication, from supermarket queues to dealings with privatised public services. An ironic critique of bureaucracy and the cult of immediacy, with incisive humour.
Edition revised by the author in 2005, number 4153 in the Folio collection. The work was originally published in 2003.
For readers of contemporary fiction and social satire who appreciate acerbic humour and a critical view of modernity.
Benoît Duteurtre was a French novelist and essayist. He was also a musical critic, musician, producer and host of a radio show about music. He spent his time between Paris, New York and Normandy.
