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"Is this a human problem? If so, I'd like to keep it. The crew of the Six-Thousand Ship consists of those who were born, and those who were made. Those who will die, and those who will not. When the ship takes on a number of strange objects from the planet New Discovery, the crew is perplexed to find itself becoming deeply attached to them, and human and humanoid employees alike start aching for the same things: warmth and intimacy. Loved ones who have passed. Shopping and child-rearing. Our shared, far-away Earth, which now only persists in memory. Gradually, the crew members come to see…
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21 editions · 15 languages- Paperback · English · 2020The EmployeesLolli Editions · 135 pages · 9781999992880
- Other · English · 2023Employees - a Workplace Novel of the 22nd CenturyNorton & Company Limited, W. W. · 9780811234825
- Other · English · 2022EmployeesNew Directions Publishing Corporation · 9780811231367
- Other · English · 2022EmployeesNorton & Company Limited, W. W. · 9780811231350
- Paperback · Danish · 2023La plantillaEditorial Anagrama · 136 pages · 9788433901637
- Paperback · Spanish · 2023Los empleadosEditorial Anagrama · 144 pages · 9788433901705
Germanic literatureEmployeesFictionWork environmentWorkHuman beingsHumanityAndroids







