Fien Veldman – författare

Spending long hours in her claustraphobic office cubicle, a customer service assistant is struggling. Isolated, frustrated and lonely, she finds comfort in only one thing: the office printer. As she confides in the printer about her hopes and dreams, her fears and her past, it becomes clear to her that he is listening. But to her employees, the blossoming relationship is a worrying cry for help.Diagnosed with burnout and placed on leave, she faces severance and – worse – separation from her beloved printer. But she's not about to give up on her only friend without a fight. And, it turns out, neither is he.'A talented new voice worth paying attention to.' Irish Times'Equal parts searing intelligence and madcap sweetness. Simply brilliant.' Jenny Mustard‘Very funny on the tedium of office life.' Irish Independent‘Intimate and surprising at every turn… A truly one-of-a-kind novel: I loved it.’ Sarah Maria GriffinThis novel has it all. It's smart, captivating, poignant, absurd, moving, and terribly funny.’ Jente Posthuma

Spending long hours in her claustraphobic office cubicle, a customer service assistant is struggling. Isolated, frustrated and lonely, she finds comfort in only one thing: the office printer. As she confides in the printer about her hopes and dreams, her fears and her past, it becomes clear to her that he is listening. But to her employees, the blossoming relationship is a worrying cry for help.Diagnosed with burnout and placed on leave, she faces severance and – worse – separation from her beloved printer. But she''s not about to give up on her only friend without a fight. And, it turns out, neither is he.''A talented new voice worth paying attention to.'' Irish Times''Equal parts searing intelligence and madcap sweetness. Simply brilliant.'' Jenny Mustard''Very funny on the tedium of office life.'' Irish Independent''Intimate and surprising at every turn… A truly one-of-a-kind novel: I loved it.'' Sarah Maria GriffinThis novel has it all. It''s smart, captivating, poignant, absurd, moving, and terribly funny.'' Jente Posthuma

Spending long hours in her claustraphobic office cubicle, a customer service assistant is struggling. Isolated, frustrated and lonely, she finds comfort in only one thing: the office printer. As she confides in the printer about her hopes and dreams, her fears and her past, it becomes clear to her that he is listening. But to her employees, the blossoming relationship is a worrying cry for help.Diagnosed with burnout and placed on leave, she faces severance and – worse – separation from her beloved printer. But she's not about to give up on her only friend without a fight. And, it turns out, neither is he.'A talented new voice worth paying attention to.' Irish Times'Equal parts searing intelligence and madcap sweetness. Simply brilliant.' Jenny Mustard‘Very funny on the tedium of office life.' Irish Independent‘Intimate and surprising at every turn… A truly one-of-a-kind novel: I loved it.’ Sarah Maria GriffinThis novel has it all. It's smart, captivating, poignant, absurd, moving, and terribly funny.’ Jente Posthuma

En una empresa emergente, una joven alérgica al estrés por un trastorno autoinmune dedica sus días a imprimir cartas, tarea tan monótona como su vida. Encerrada en la oficina, conversa con la impresora confiándole sus miedos, su pasado y sus deseos de futuro. En esta relación entrañable y absurda, la máquina se vuelve todo para ella —pareja, amiga, hija, mascota— hasta que un fallo en la impresora la refleja a ella misma: quebrada y fuera de lugar. Su jefe la manda a casa al verla sobrepasada, arrebatándole la única compañía que daba sentido a su existencia y quedando así la máquina abandonada, como un eco de su propia soledad.Xerox es una novela conmovedora e ingeniosa sobre la fragilidad de los vínculos en la sociedad capitalista tardía. Con humor incisivo y ternura inesperada, la novela muestra cómo buscamos humanidad en lo más insólito y cómo la rutina puede volverse un espacio de resistencia. Fien Veldman convierte lo ordinario en extraordinario y revela la belleza escondida en lo cotidiano. Su debut, divertido y visionario, recuerda en tono y temática a El nuevo yo de Halle Butler y La dependienta de Sayaka Murata.