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From a dazzling new international literary voice, a novel about a malcontented young woman whose carefully crafted office persona threatens to crack when shes forced to attend her companys annual retreat

On the surface, Marisas life looks enviable. She lives in a beautiful apartment in the center of Madrid, she has a hot neighbor who is always around to sleep with her, and shes rapidly risen through the ranks at an advertising agency. And yet shes drowning in a dark hole of existential dread induced by the expectations of corporate life. Marisa hates her job and everyone at it. She spends her working hours locked in her office hiding from her coworkers, bingeing YouTube videos, and taking Valium. When she has the time, she escapes to her favorite museum where she contemplates the meaning of human life while staring at Hieronymus Bosch paintings, or trying to get hit by a car so she can go on disability.

But Marisas success, which is largely built on lies and work shes stolen from other people, is in danger of being unraveled when shes forced to go on her companys annual team-building retreat. Isolated in the Spanish mountains, surrounded by a psychopathic boss, overly enthusiastic co-workers who revel in their exploitation, a flirty retreat staff, and haunted by a deeply-buried memory about a past coworker, Marisa is pushed to the brink of a complete spiral.

A darkly funny, provocative, and incisive tale of our modern times, Discontent explores the unease we bury eight hours a day, and how explosive it is when it rises to the surface.

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On the surface, Marisas life looks enviable. She lives in a beautiful apartment in the center of Madrid, she has a hot neighbor who is always around to sleep with her, and shes quickly risen through the ranks at an advertising agency. And yet shes drowning in a dark hole of existential dread induced by the banality of corporate life. Marisa hates her job and everyone at it. She spends her working hours locked in her office hiding from her coworkers, bingeing YouTube videos, and taking Valium. When she has the time, she escapes to her favorite museum where she contemplates the meaning of life while staring at Hieronymus Bosch paintings, or trying to get hit by a car so she can go on disability.

But Marisas dubious success, which is largely built on lies and work shes stolen from other people, is in danger of being revealed when shes forced to go on her companys team-building retreat. Isolated in the Segovia forests, haunted by the deeply buried memory of a former coworker, and surrounded by psychopathic bosses, flirty retreat staff, an excess of drugs, and overzealous co-workers who revel in their exploitation, Marisa is pushed to the brink of a complete spiral.

Taking place over the course of one blistering Madrid summer, Discontent is a darkly funny and incisive tale that explores the unease we bury eight hours a day, and how explosive it is when it rises to the surface.

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On the surface, Marisas life looks enviable. She lives in a beautiful apartment in the center of Madrid, she has a hot neighbor who is always around to sleep with her, and shes quickly risen through the ranks at an advertising agency. And yet shes drowning in a dark hole of existential dread induced by the banality of corporate life. Marisa hates her job and everyone at it. She spends her working hours locked in her office hiding from her coworkers, bingeing YouTube videos, and getting high on tranquilizers. When she has the time, she escapes to her favorite museum where she contemplates the meaning of life while staring at Hieronymus Bosch paintings, or trying to get hit by a car so she can go on disability.

But Marisas dubious success, which is largely built on lies and work shes stolen from other people, is in danger of being revealed when shes forced to go on her companys team-building retreat. Isolated in the Segovia forests, haunted by the deeply buried memory of a former coworker, and surrounded by psychopathic bosses, flirty retreat staff, and an excess of drugs, Marisa is pushed to the brink of a complete spiral.

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From a dazzling new international literary voice, an audacious, darkly funny novel about a young woman whose carefully crafted office persona begins to crack when shes forced to attend her companys annual retreat

On the surface, Marisas life looks enviable. She lives in a beautiful apartment in the center of Madrid, she has a hot neighbor who is always around to sleep with her, and shes quickly risen through the ranks at an advertising agency. And yet shes drowning in a dark hole of existential dread induced by the banality of corporate life. Marisa hates her job and everyone at it. She spends her working hours locked in her office hiding from her coworkers, bingeing YouTube videos, and getting high on tranquilizers. When she has the time, she escapes to her favorite museum where she contemplates the meaning of life while staring at Hieronymus Bosch paintings, or trying to get hit by a car so she can go on disability.

But Marisas dubious success, which is largely built on lies and work shes stolen from other people, is in danger of being revealed when shes forced to go on her companys team-building retreat. Isolated in the Segovia forests, haunted by the deeply buried memory of a former coworker, and surrounded by psychopathic bosses, annoyingly overzealous coworkers, flirty retreat staff, and an excess of drugs, Marisa is pushed to the brink of a complete spiral.

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From a dazzling new international literary voice, an audacious, darkly funny novel about a young woman whose carefully crafted office persona threatens to crack when shes forced to attend her companys annual retreat

On the surface, Marisas life looks enviable. She lives in a beautiful apartment in the center of Madrid, she has a hot neighbor who is always around to sleep with her, and shes quickly risen through the ranks at a successful advertising agency. And yet shes drowning in a dark hole of existential dread induced by the banality of corporate life. Marisa hates her job and everyone at it. She spends her working hours locked in her office hiding from her coworkers, bingeing YouTube videos, and getting high on tranquilizers. When she has the time, she escapes to her favorite museum where she contemplates the meaning of life while staring at Hieronymus Bosch paintings, or trying to get hit by a car so she can go on disability.

But Marisas dubious success, which is largely built on lies and work shes stolen from other people, is in danger of being revealed when shes forced to go on her companys team-building retreat. Isolated in the Segovia forests, haunted by the deeply buried memory of a former coworker, and surrounded by psychopathic bosses, annoyingly overzealous coworkers, flirty retreat staff, and an excess of drugs, Marisa is pushed to the brink of a complete spiral.

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From a dazzling new international voice, an audacious, darkly funny novel about a young woman whose carefully crafted office persona threatens to crack when shes forced to attend her companys annual retreat

On the surface, Marisas life looks enviable. She lives in a beautiful apartment in the center of Madrid, she has a hot neighbor who is always around to sleep with her, and shes quickly risen through the ranks at a successful advertising agency. And yet shes drowning in a dark hole of existential dread induced by the banality of corporate life. Marisa hates her job and everyone at it. She spends her working hours locked in her office hiding from her coworkers, bingeing YouTube videos, and getting high on tranquilizers. When she has the time, she escapes to her favorite museum where she contemplates the meaning of life while staring at Hieronymus Bosch paintings, or trying to get hit by a car so she can go on disability.

But Marisas dubious success, which is largely built on lies and work shes stolen from other people, is in danger of being revealed when shes forced to go on her companys team-building retreat. Isolated in the Segovia forests, haunted by the deeply buried memory of a former coworker, and surrounded by psychopathic bosses, annoyingly overzealous coworkers, flirty retreat staff, and an excess of drugs, Marisa is pushed to the brink of a complete spiral.

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On the surface, Marisas life looks enviable. She lives in a beautiful apartment in the center of Madrid, she has a hot neighbor who is always around to sleep with her, and shes quickly risen through the ranks at a successful advertising agency. And yet shes drowning in a dark hole of existential dread induced by the banality of corporate life. Marisa hates her job and everyone at it. She spends her working hours locked in her office hiding from her coworkers, bingeing YouTube videos, and getting high on tranquilizers. When she has the time, she escapes to her favorite museum where she contemplates the meaning of life while staring at Hieronymus Bosch paintings, or trying to get hit by a car so she can go on disability.

But Marisas dubious success, which is largely built on lies and work shes stolen from other people, is in danger of being exposed when shes forced to go on her companys team-building retreat. Isolated in the Segovia forests, haunted by the deeply buried memory of a former coworker, and surrounded by psychopathic bosses, overzealous coworkers, flirty retreat staff, and an excess of drugs, Marisa finds herself acting on her wildest impulses and is pushed to the brink of a complete spiral.

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"A wry work of spectacular wit. . . . Beatriz Serrano writes with a caustic flare for detail, exploring the small humiliations of the everyday corporate office with charm and utter hilarity. Absolutely brilliant." Danya Kukafka, author of Notes on an Execution

On the surface, Marisas life looks enviable. She lives in a beautiful apartment in the center of Madrid, she has a hot neighbor who is always around to sleep with her, and shes quickly risen through the ranks at a successful advertising agency. And yet shes drowning in a dark hole of existential dread induced by the banality of corporate life. Marisa hates her job and everyone at it. She spends her working hours locked in her office hiding from her coworkers, bingeing YouTube videos, and getting high on tranquilizers. When she has the time, she escapes to her favorite museum where she contemplates the meaning of life while staring at Hieronymus Bosch paintings, or trying to get hit by a car so she can go on disability.

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Discontent

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