"A novel set in Seattle at the turn of the millennium follows two immigrants as they struggle to achieve the American dream in the midst of terrorism, economic fireworks, and unrest in the streets."
"Tom Janeway, a bookish Hungarian-born Englishman, makes his living commenting on American mores on NPR, and Chick is a frenetically industrious illegal alien from China who makes his living any way he can. Through a series of extraordinary but chillingly plausible events, the paths of these newcomers to Washington converge."
"Ce roman satirique, dont l'action se déroule à Seattle, capitale des start-up de l'Internet, à la veille du troisième millénaire, a pour toile de fond les manifestations altermondialistes et les soubresauts économiques. Il raconte les destins croisés de deux immigrants se confrontant au rêve américain, un intellectuel qui tente de fonder une famille et un jeune clandestin qui tente de survivre."
"Set in Seattle at the turn of the millennium, when the high-tech Gold Rush threatens to overwhelm the actual world with its myriad virtual alternatives, two immigrants are drawn here by more traditional versions of the American Dream."@en

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