Jonathan Franzen
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Jonathan Franzen (born August 17, 1959, Chicago, Illinois) is an American novelist and essayist, currently living in New York City.
Franzen's The Corrections, a novel of social criticism, garnered considerable critical acclaim in the United States. The book was originally chosen as part of Oprah Winfrey's book club, but after Franzen expressed some concerns about the book club itself and the effect it would have, Oprah removed the book as a selection. An article published in The Age (2006) titled 'You Go Girl' cites Franzen's concern that Oprah's book club endorsement would repel male readers, as the reason for Oprah's uninvitation.
Franzen was raised in Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, and educated at Swarthmore. He lives in Brooklyn and currently writes for The New Yorker magazine.
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Works
- 1988 The Twenty-Seventh City
- 1992 Strong Motion
- 2001 The Corrections - National Book Award for Fiction
- 2002 How to Be Alone, essays
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References
The Observer. 'You go, girl . . . and she went.' The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/01/20/1137553745680.html (21 Jan 2006)
Interviews
- An interview with Donald Antrim, Bomb Magazine
- An interview with Laura Miller, Salon, September 7, 2001
- An interview with Dave Weich, Powells.com, October 4, 2001
- An Interview with Todd Leopold, CNN.com, October 18, 2001
- An interview with Ben Greenman, The New Yorker Magazine, Online Only, September 23, 2002
- Jonathan Franzen talks with Bernadette Conrad about German authors, American life and his moral mission, Die Zeit/Sign and Sight, August 4, 2005de:Jonathan Franzen