A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers
By Dave Eggers
In a emerging Saudi Arabian urban, faraway from weary, recession-scarred the USA, a suffering businessman pursues a last-ditch try and stave off foreclosures, pay his daughter’s university university, and eventually do anything nice. In A Hologram for the King, Dave Eggers takes us worldwide to teach how one guy fights to carry himself and his splintering kin jointly within the face of the worldwide economy’s gale-force winds. This taut, richly layered, and elegiac novel is a robust evocation of our modern second — and a relocating tale of ways we came.
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Their blind spots. " The bodyguard took a deep breath and nodded. Serra did the same, centering herself in anticipation of the coming confrontation. *** Lucia was amazed at how calm and composed the princess appeared as they prepared to leave the shuttle. She had always carried herself with a quiet but firm resolve. It gave her an air of confidence and authority that drew others to her. When she spoke, people gave her words careful consideration…even people like the king of Doan. But this was different.
She didn't know if Argel's arrival was relevant or not: Bane was always looking to acquire rare Sith manuscripts, and it could just be a coincidence. Nevertheless, she filed the knowledge away in case it should ever prove handy. "Thanks for the update," she said, slipping Chet a fifty-credit chip before heading off toward her private hangar. The porter was already there, waiting with her bags by the shuttle. Zannah punched in the security code, causing the boarding ramp to lower. "Put everything in the back," she instructed, smiling and handing the porter a ten-credit chip.
As before, he had come to try to compel Caleb to work his art. As before, Caleb had resisted. This time, however, her father had the upper hand. Having sent his daughter away, there was nothing the Sith could do to compel him to cooperate. " she whispered, her eyes still transfixed on her father's name etched into the base of the stone. "Nobody knows for certain. What we do know is that shortly after the Dark Lord arrived, Caleb sent out a message alerting the Jedi Council. He told them the last of the Sith was at his camp on Ambria, injured and virtually helpless.