--- product_id: 2600124 title: "Microserfs: A Novel" brand: "douglas coupland" price: "₹ 3371" currency: INR in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/2600124-microserfs-a-novel store_origin: IN region: India --- # Microserfs: A Novel **Brand:** douglas coupland **Price:** ₹ 3371 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Microserfs: A Novel by douglas coupland - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 3371 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/2600124-microserfs-a-novel) ## Best For - douglas coupland enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted douglas coupland brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Microserfs: A Novel ## Images ![Microserfs: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61PpCXeNj6L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Resistance is Futile *by F***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 7, 2002* This is a good book. Perhaps it is not as strong as Gen X or Shampoo Planet--or those Harolding moments in Portraits--but still a quite decent read. Although at times, the plot is a bit slow. Coupland accurately portrays characters whose cyber-world consists of computer games, coding, and geeky emails.This is a must for those of us who deeply empathize with thematic elements in films such as Office Space or Trees Lounge. I actually was acquainted with a real housemates couple in Berkeley who could be characters in this novel, who in their "free time" romantically played computer games with each other and otherwise spent vast amounts of time behind a computer screen.I remember the world before Atari and the internet. I recall anxious nuclear holocaust days prior to when "cyberspace" was a regular constituent in our mental vocabulary. Perhaps technology does in fact ennoble our human values and aspirations, or perhaps it is a means of convenient evasion from self-knowledge.Coupland explores some of these concerns in this novel with real-life characters who could mirror those folks in tech cultures (Irvine, Silicon Valley, Seattle, and/or Portland)--a culture that is both oddly familiar yet cubicled in silence--nameless shadows who input code and ship products for our servile consumption. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant piece of meandering topical fiction *by D***Z on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 1, 2021* Two years ago I read JPod, the sequel to this, and I liked it better. Despite that, this is a great piece of fiction about a place and time that is both unique and the starting point to the world we live in now.At first it seems like Microserfs was written in 2011 with the hindsight of knowing where the events and technologies from 1993 to 1995 would lead in the future. But it was written in the time it describes. It's all the more impressive how prescient the absurd characters sometimes are.The Kindle version was produced by OCR, feeding a physical copy of the book into a computer, leading to typos. This both distracts the reader and enhances the story, since the book is about just that kind of nonsense. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Still true even into the next millenium.... *by K***1 on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 14, 2002* I first read Coupland's Generation X in the late 90's. After moving to the PAcific Northwest and working for a handful of dot.coms before and after the bust, I picked up this book in hopes of finding other stories of tech geeks with no life so I didn't feel so abnormal.Whity, funny, yet emotionally honest and soul piercing at times, this book reveals the true nature of IT workers during the climb of the IT field. Written in 94 (i think), many of the lifestyles that Coupland wrote about then still hold true today. It showed me just how much of an IT slave I really am, but that freedom must first come from within, and that I am still a human being even though I work 60-70 hour work weeks. Is there a life outside of IT?I think so! This book shows me the way and allows me to laugh at myself and the stupididty of my way of life. Thanks Doug...thanks for showing me there is more to life than computers.kevin --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/2600124-microserfs-a-novel](https://www.desertcart.in/products/2600124-microserfs-a-novel) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-04-25*