A History of Capitalism According to the Jubilee Line |
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| Author:
| O'Farrell, John |
| Series title: | Penguin Underground Lines Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84614-634-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2013 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Penguin Global |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $9.95 |
Book Description:
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'Sometimes you hear people say 'Oh I had a nightmare journey on the tube' and you understand that their commute home on the London Underground was more unpleasant than usual.We don't take the word 'nightmare' to mean that in the middle of a packed carriage they literally realised that they were wearing their pyjamas and then felt their teeth crumbling as their childhood maths teacher stood before them pointing and laughing, only it wasn't exactly the Tube because it was also the...
More Description'Sometimes you hear people say 'Oh I had a nightmare journey on the tube' and you understand that their commute home on the London Underground was more unpleasant than usual.We don't take the word 'nightmare' to mean that in the middle of a packed carriage they literally realised that they were wearing their pyjamas and then felt their teeth crumbling as their childhood maths teacher stood before them pointing and laughing, only it wasn't exactly the Tube because it was also the kitchen.' A Tube train is stuck underground because the economy above has collapsed. How has this happened and how will the passengers get out? Will they have to break the rules of Underground etiquette and actually speak to each other? In John O'Farrell's caustically funny short story, nothing is certain.