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Max Barry

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Max Barry - Biography:


Max Barry (March 18, 1973) is an Australian novelist based in Melbourne. In a previous life, he worked in sales at Hewlett-Packard.
His first novel, Syrup (1999), though a cult hit went largely unnoticed. In 2003, he published Jennifer Government, a bestseller and a New York Times Notable book. Jennifer Government was a science fiction novel about multinational corporations and rampant consumerism. He also created a web game, Nation States, to help market the book.
In 2006, Max Barry published Company, a novel satirizing corporate culture.

Nationality:


Australian

Dates:

(1973 - )

Notable Work:

Jennifer Government (2003)
Company (2006)

Max Barry's Web Site:


www.maxbarry.com

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