"Sometimes you do not truly observe something until you study it
in reverse," writes Karim Issar upon arrival to New York City from
Qatar in 1999. Fluent in numbers, logic, and business jargon yet
often baffled by human connection, the young financial wizard soon
creates a computer program named Kapitoil that predicts oil futures
and reaps record profits for his company.
At first an introspective loner adrift in New York's social
scenes, he anchors himself to his legendary boss Derek Schrub and
Rebecca, a sensitive, disillusioned colleague who may understand
him better than he does himself. Her influence, and his father's
disapproval of Karim's Americanization, cause him to question the
moral implications of Kapitoil, moving him toward a decision that
will determine his future, his firm's, and to whom--and where--his
loyalties lie.
General
Imprint: |
HarperCollinsPublishers
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2010 |
First published: |
April 2010 |
Authors: |
Teddy Wayne
|
Dimensions: |
203 x 134 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
295 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-06-187321-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-06-187321-7 |
Barcode: |
9780061873218 |
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