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Eighteen boyfriends, twenty-three jobs, and one ghost who occasionally pops in to give advice: Temporary casts a hilarious and tender eye toward the struggle for happiness under late capitalism. In Temporary, a young woman's workplace is the size of the world. She fills increasingly bizarre placements in search of steadiness, connection, and something, at last, to call her own. Whether it's shining an endless closet of shoes, swabbing the deck of a pirate ship, assisting an assassin, or filling in for the Chairman of the Board, for the mythical Temporary, "there is nothing more personal than doing your job." This riveting quest, at once hilarious and profound, will resonate with anyone who has ever done their best at work, even when the work is only temporary.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781566895668
  • ISBN-10: 1566895669
  • Publisher: Coffee House Press
  • Publish Date: March 2020
  • Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.55 pounds
  • Page Count: 208

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