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    Toys in Babylon – A Language App Parody and Whodunnit By Patrick Finegan

    Toys in Babylon
    A Language App Parody and Whodunnit
    By Patrick Finegan
    Publisher: Two Skates Publishing
    Published: August 15, 2024
    ISBN: 9781733902557
    Genre: Satire

    Who murdered the mascot and spokes-bear of the world’s most successful foreign language app?

    Was it an executive, employee, investor, lover, or one of the company’s animated instructors – endearing cartoon personalities invested with the power of Artificial Intelligence? What began as a chain novel prompt along the lines of “It was a dark and stormy night” on a language app fan site morphed into a full-fledged novel and parody by the prize-winning author of Cooperative Lives. The story originally appeared online in thirteen riveting installments but is now expanded and available in book format in both English and German as the definitive parody, page turner, and murder mystery for anyone who has ever studied language with a cast of digital cartoon characters and an anthropomorphic mascot.

       

    About the Author

    Patrick Finegan was born during the latter half of the Eisenhower Administration and graduated during the Carter and Reagan Administrations from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago Law School and Graduate School of Business. He worked more than thirty years in law, corporate finance, management consulting and risk management. He has a wife and grown daughter and is an avid student of foreign languages. He is the author of three published novels.