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      The Bug

      by Ellen Ullman
      Published
      Jul 2004
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
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      368
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      With a New Introduction by Mary Gaitskill

      A PEN/Hemingway Award Finalist

      A New York Times Book Review Notable Book

      Ellen Ullman is a "rarity, a computer programmer with a poet's feeling for language" (Laura Miller, Salon). The Bug breaks new ground in literary fiction, offering us a deep look into the internal lives of people in the technical world. Set in a start-up company in 1984, this highly acclaimed first novel explores what happens when a baffling software flaw—a bug so teasing it is named "the Jester"—threatens the survival of the human beings who created it.

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      General Fiction

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      Technology

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      First Edition Jul 2004 Anchor ISBN13 9781400032358 ISBN10 1400032350
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      May 2003 Knopf ISBN13 9780385508605 ISBN10 0385508603
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