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Douglas Coupland’s 2010 Massey Lecture is presented as a live five‑hour narrative set in the cocktail lounge of an airport during a worldwide catastrophe. Five disparate characters are trapped together: Karen, a single mother awaiting an online date; Rick, a beleaguered airport lounge bartender; Luke, a pastor on the run; Rachel, a Hitchcock‑styled figure who struggles to connect with others; and a mysterious voice known as Player One. Through a series of revelations, each character discloses truths about themselves while the world outside unravels. Coupland, following the tradition of Kurt Vonnegut and J. G. Ballard, examines contemporary crises involving time, human identity, society, religion, and the afterlife, raising questions that suggest humanity is entering an irreversible new phase.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Dystopian & Apocalyptic Fiction/Apocalyptic Fiction
Authors: Douglas Coupland
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