£9.99
Octave seems to have everything going for him: a good mind, a great job in advertising, a lavish apartment, girls, and a cocaine habit he can afford. But it soon becomes clear that he also has a serious problem with his life. From the moment when he storms out of the offices of a lucrative client...
show more
Octave seems to have everything going for him: a good mind, a great job in advertising, a lavish apartment, girls, and a cocaine habit he can afford. But it soon becomes clear that he also has a serious problem with his life. From the moment when he storms out of the offices of a lucrative client after daubing the word pigs all over the walls with his own blood, things begin to spiral dangerously out of control. The top men in advertising? They've already started the third world war he claims. This belief inevitably spurs him on from violent words to violent deeds, stopping at nothing—not even murder.
show less
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780330490078 (0330490079)
Publish date: July 5th 2002
Publisher: Picador
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Humor,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Mystery,
Drama,
Contemporary,
Crime,
Modern,
Roman,
France,
French Literature
'99 francs' is a very enticing read. Beigbeder, who used to work as a publicitary agent, wrote a vehement attack on the world of billboards, catchy slogans and consumerism. And what's even more - it's pretty damn funny.We follow the adventures of a publicity hotshot called Octave, who is writing dow...
Yeah, this is just one of those books that people read because it's been talked about so much. Beigbeder is also a journalist, and he was all over the TV when this book was first released.
Log in with Facebook 
