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Hologram for the King,
Dave Eggers (2.5)
Alan, the
main character in this novel is generally unlikable. He’s an anti-hero who, unfortunately, never
really becomes someone you care about.
The modern day premise is that Alan is leading a team to Saudi Arabia to
sell an IT contract to the King to support the King’s dream city (which is
currently just a tent and a few buildings in a desert). The rest of the story highlights the issues
found in doing business in Saudi Arabia as Alan bumbles through the
process. He makes so many ridiculous
choices that any even semi-successful businessperson would avoid, that it was
painful to watch/read. I did like the
type of differences that were highlighted.
You expect the basics in an Arabic country, but some were relatively
subtle business tricks.
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