Is there privacy in the age of social media?
May Holland is hired at the Circle, the most powerful internet company worldwide. Ambitious but also idealistic, she feels ready to seize the opportunity of her life. The Circle, with its vast facilities in California, has managed to unify its users' personal emails, social media, banking transactions, and purchases into its own global system that provides only one online identity.

May is fascinated by the company's ultra-modern image and vibrancy and dives into its world: endless parties, nightclubs, concerts with famous musicians, sports events, aquariums with rare creatures...

Her life before the Circle begins to resemble a distant memory. But her encounter with a strange colleague unsettles her. Soon she begins to wonder if she is part of a virtual reality.

The worldwide bestseller by Dave Eggers, to be published in 22 languages. A thrilling suspense novel that raises questions about memory, privacy, the changes brought about by the biotechnological revolution, the quality of modern democracy, and the limits of human knowledge.

A "1984" for the internet generation.