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  • MediaDB / «Country of Quality 2.0" by Mark-Uwe Kling: download fb2, read online

    About the book: 2022 / New! For the first time in Russian - a continuation of the German anti-tutopia “Land of Quality”, a cult favorite for geeks and intellectuals. Politics, sociology, high technology and big data - in a satirical package in the style of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Monty Python. The author is a finalist for the German Science Fiction Prize. The book became a bestseller according to der spiegel. Welcome back to the future! In the Land of Quality, the best possible country, something is always happening. Every month is the hottest in the history of meteorological observations. The oligarch is elected president, and World War III begins. Meanwhile, Peter Bezrabotny begins working as a machine therapist and provides assistance to household appliances with artificial intelligence. Kiki the Unknown explores her past and finds herself at the gunpoint of a killer. And against the backdrop of the climate crisis, no one notices that drones are starting to behave very strangely... Mark-Uwe Kling's humorous dystopia about people and machines in the world of “big data” continues! “Crazy ideas, dialogues, characters, in an absurd sci-fi setting, which is heavy-handed, ironic and at the same time infinitely wise to accurately reflect our society. It's fun." – AMAZON.DE“Many current topics are touched upon, from feminism to climate change. An absolute recommended read." – GOODREADS “Dark humor at its best, and lots of sarcasm. Everything is packaged in an exciting, unpredictable plot. Mark-Uwe Kling has created a flawless sequel." – THALIA.DE