Staff Room, The (Paperback)

Markus Orths

ISBN 10: 1903517559 / ISBN 13: 9781903517550

Verlag: Dedalus Ltd, Cambs, 2008

Paperback. Kranich is a newly qualified teacher about to take up his first post. As soon as he arrives at the school he is plunged into a nightmare kafkaesque world which has all the worst features of a totalitarian state. Very soon he finds himself caught between the Eduaction Authority Police, Secret Security Officers and the CG, the Conspiracy Group, that aims to undermine the school system but only 'verbally, since no one would want to put their own job at risk'. The four pillars of the school system, as the headmaster explains on Kranich's very first day there, are 'fear, misery, pretence and lies'. << In The Staff Room Orths, himself a teacher in his frst post, has written a grotesque satire which is both absurd and extremely funny. << AUTHOR: Markus Orths was born in 1969 and studied philosophy, French and English. He was a teacher for a while before becoming a full-time writer. Orths' reputation is rapidly rising; he has won numerous prizes and awards. A grotesque, absurd satire which is also extremely funny. Kranich is a newly-qualified teacher about to take up his first job. After he arrives at the school, he is plunged into a Kafkaesque environment which has all the worst features of a totalitarian state. The four pillars of the school system, as the headmaster explains on Kranichs very first day there, are: &quot;fear, misery, pretense and lies.&quot; Very soon he finds himself caught between the Education Authority Police, Secret Security Officers and the CG, the Conspiracy Group, that aims to undermine the school system &mdash; but only verbally, since no one would actually want to put their own job at risk. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781903517550

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Kranich is a newly-qualified teacher about to take up his first post. But as soon as he arrives at his new school, he is plunged into a Kafkaesque nightmare which has all the hallmarks of a totalitarian state.

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Titel: Staff Room, The (Paperback)
Verlag: Dedalus Ltd, Cambs
Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: new