An incisive debut novel-in-translation about a woman who becomes obsessed with her office printer, for fans of Sayaka Murata and Halle Butler.

This is a story of girl meets printer. A customer service assistant spends her long workdays printing letters. Her one friend is the printer and, in the dark confines of her office, she begins to open up to him, talking about her fears, her past, her hopes and dreams. To her, it seems like a beautiful friendship is blossoming. To her boss, it seems like she’s losing her mind. 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…

"Dryly comic... You regularly wonder who is more disturbed here, the protagonist or society." - Het Parool

"A weird, understated and very well written book about a millennial meltdown" - Havermelkelite

"A beautiful, at times absurdist and moving debut" - Boekblad

"Absurdist and inventive. Fien Veldman knows how to deal with contemporary cultural phenomena, and she always approaches them astutely and surprisingly'" - Tzum

"Wondrous" - Noordhollands Dagblad

"A beautiful book" - Friesch Dagblad