Understanding Jonathan Franzen |
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| Author:
| Galow, Timothy W. |
| Series title: | Understanding Contemporary American Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-64336-371-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2023 |
| Publisher: | University of South Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $21.99 |
Book Description:
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Studies Jonathan Franzen's first five novels plus his most recent, Crossroads, which was published to much fanfare in 2021. He opens with the Oprah controversy - Franzen, it seems, did not want his books to be popular - and goes on to unpack the author's ambivalent relationship to his status within the 'Theory Generation'.
Studies Jonathan Franzen's first five novels plus his most recent, Crossroads, which was published to much fanfare in 2021. He opens with the Oprah controversy - Franzen, it seems, did not want his books to be popular - and goes on to unpack the author's ambivalent relationship to his status within the 'Theory Generation'.