Description
Kate Telman has risen from poverty in Glasgow to become a level-three executive in the Business, a vast, secretive organization whose influence reaches across centuries and continents. When the Business sets its sights on purchasing an entire country—securing a seat at the United Nations, diplomatic immunity, and unprecedented power—Kate is drawn into a scheme that challenges her assumptions about loyalty and progress. During a year-long sabbatical, she begins to question what her colleagues are really planning and where she stands within the organization. Blending sharp social satire, corporate intrigue, and speculative fiction, the novel explores globalization, privilege, identity, and the human cost of treating nations and people as assets.
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paperback
Little, Brown
Published Aug 12, 1999
288 pages
ISBN: 9780316848633
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Details
First Published
1999
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Business by Iain Banks.