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»Wann haben Sie zum letzten Mal eine komplette Shortstory gelesen, ohne zwischendurch einen Blick auf Ihr Handy zu werfen, Ihre Feeds zu checken?« Mit Belohnungssystem webt Jem Calder ein dichtes und von Gegenwart durchdrungenes Netz von Erzählungen. Sie handeln von entfremdenden Arbeits- und Liebesbeziehungen, von unerfüllter Sehnsucht und von Einsamkeit, von den verschiedenen Versionen des Selbst im virtuellen Raum. So szenisch, intelligent ...

Reward System is an exhilarating and beautiful book by an extraordinarily gifted writer. Reading these stories, I found myself thinking newly and differently about contemporary life." -Sally Rooney, author of Beautiful World, Where Are YouJulia has landed a fresh start-at a "pan-European" restaurant."Imagine that, " says her mother."I'm imagining."Nick is flirting with sobriety and nobody else. Did you know that adults his age are now more lik...

For fans of Patricia Lockwood and Ben Lerner, audacious fictions of a generation wondering: what now?

For fans of Ben Lerner and Sally Rooney, audacious fictions of a generation wondering: what now?

Jem Calder's Reward System is a set of ultra-contemporary and electrifyingly fresh fictions about a generation on the cusp, enmeshed in Zooms and lockdowns, loneliness and love.Audacious fictions for a generation wondering: What now?Julia has landed a fresh start at an up-and-coming city restaurant."Imagine that, " says her mother."I'm imagining."Her ex-boyfriend Nick is flirting with sobriety and nobody else. Did you know that adults his age ...