Browse: Home / A Hologram for the King

A Hologram for the King

Dec

25

2012

It’s Finally Here! Day 24: Two Perspectives on Saudi Arabia

“On Saudi Arabia: Its People, Past, Religion, Fault Lines – And Future is written by Karen Ellott House, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has been visiting the kingdom for more than 30 years. Saudia Arabia is a country of great importance to the world, but one that most people know little about, one of the last …

Jul

16

2012

A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers

“Day after day, middle-aged American consultant Alan Clay and his young IT team sit in a tent in the Saudi Arabian desert, waiting for King Abdullah to show. Their company has prepared a holographic presentation in hopes of winning the bid to supply technological infrastructure to the King’s un-built city. This is the backdrop for …