Ebook {Epub PDF} The Transcriptionist by Amy Rowland

 · “Rowland, a former transcriptionist for the New York Times, has written a strange, mesmerizing novel about language, isolation, ethics, technology, and the lack of trust between institutions and the people they purportedly serve A fine debut novel about the decline of newspapers and the subsequent loss of humanity--and yes, these are related.”Pages: AMY ROWLAND has spent more than a decade at the New York Times, where she worked, notably, as a transcriptionist before moving to the Book Review copy desk. Her articles have appeared in numerous publications, including the Times, the Smart Set, and the Utne Reader.  · The Transcriptionist has its flaws—an end “twist” is a bit of a deus ex machina; the descriptions of Lena’s childhood favor obscurity when directness would’ve been better (the only place where Rowland makes this mistake)—but this novel succeeds in portraying material that feels at once retro (e.g., the tools of transcription and the ever-fading feasibility of a daily newspaper) and Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins.

Amy Rowland's writing is compelling and masterful." —Delia Ephron, author of The Lion Is In Once, there were many transcriptionists at the Record, a behemoth New York City newspaper, but new technology and the ease of communication has put most of them out of work. So now Lena, the last transcriptionist, sits alone in a room--a human. "Haunting and provocative Rowland's writing is compelling and masterful." —Delia Ephron, author of The Lion Is In. Once, there were many transcriptionists at the Record, a behemoth New York City newspaper, but new technology has put most of them out of work. So now Lena, the last transcriptionist, sits alone in a room--a human conduit, silently turning reporters' recorded. "Haunting and provocative Rowland's writing is compelling and masterful." —Delia Ephron, author of The Lion Is In Once, there were many transcriptionists at the Record, a behemoth New York City newspaper, but new technology has put most of them out of work. So now Lena, the last transcriptionist, sits alone in a room--a human conduit, silently turning reporters' recorded.

By Amanda Eyre Ward. J. The same week I began reading Amy Rowland’s debut novel, “The Transcriptionist,” a Malaysian jetliner vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. “Rowland, a former transcriptionist for the New York Times, has written a strange, mesmerizing novel about language, isolation, ethics, technology, and the lack of trust between institutions and the people they purportedly serve A fine debut novel about the decline of newspapers and the subsequent loss of humanity--and yes, these are related.”. Lena Repass, the protagonist in Amy Rowland's debut novel, The Transcriptionist, is quite possibly the last transcriptionist working at a major metropolitan newspaper.