Work Like Any Other is a 2016 debut novel by Virginia Reeves.[1] Set in the 1920s, it narrates the story of a poor electrician who siphons energy from his town's electricity source to save his family from poverty.[2] In July 2016 the book was longlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize.[3][4]

Work Like Any Other
First edition (US)
AuthorVirginia Reeves
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherScribners
Publication date
2016

References edit

  1. ^ "Man Booker prize 2016: the longlist – in pictures". The Guardian. July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "Work Like Any Other | the Booker Prizes". 23 March 2017.
  3. ^ "The Man Booker Prize 2016 longlist". Man Booker. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  4. ^ Alice (July 27, 2016). "Man Booker Prize announces 2016 longlist". Man Booker. Retrieved July 27, 2016.