A hologram for the king novel5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() Saudi culture is portrayed as incomprehensible to the point of absurdity ![]() ![]() Alan and his team are left to sweat it out in the desert in a circus-sized tent full of unreliable air conditioners, waiting for a decent Wi-Fi signal and for a positive sign that they'll get to do their presentation at some point. The king is traveling and none of his underlings can predict his movements his representatives ghost on appointment after appointment. And that becomes impossible as he tries to navigate a business culture he doesn't understand and can't control. Alan's job is on the line, and he's under pressure to produce fast results. A Hologram For The King, adapted by director Tom Tykwer from Dave Eggers' 2012 novel, follows Alan to Saudi Arabia, where he's the lead salesman on a team hawking a new holographic telepresence system to the Saudi king. ![]()
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