Jonathan Franzen
- Jonathan Earl Franzen
- Jonathan E. Franzen
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- Franzen, Jonathan
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- Person
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- Male
- Date of birth
- 1959-08-17
- Place of birth
- Illinois
Wikipedia
Jonathan Earl Franzen (born August 17, 1959) is an American novelist and essayist. His 2001 novel The Corrections drew widespread critical acclaim, earned Franzen a National Book Award, was a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist, earned a James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. His novel Freedom (2010) garnered similar praise and led to an appearance on the cover of Time magazine alongside the headline "Great American Novelist". Franzen's latest novel Crossroads was published in 2021, and is the first in a projected trilogy.
Franzen has contributed to The New Yorker magazine since 1994. His 1996 Harper's essay "Perchance to Dream" bemoaned the state of contemporary literature. Oprah Winfrey's book club selection in 2001 of The Corrections led to a much publicized feud with the talk show host.
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American novelist and essayist, born in Western Springs near Chicago.Last modified: 2023-02-23 (revision #121908)
Editions
| Name | Format | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Die Korrekturen (Welttag des Buches edition) | Paperback | 978-3-499-23523-8 | 2014 |
| Freiheit | Hardcover | 978-3-498-02129-0 | 2010-09 |
| Die 27ste Stadt | Paperback | 3-499-23872-1 | 2005-03 |
Relationships
- Jonathan Franzen wrote blurb for Union Atlantic
- Jonathan Franzen wrote blurb for Ein gerader Rauch
- Jonathan Franzen wrote blurb for Zu viel Glück: Zehn Erzählungen
- Jonathan Franzen wrote blurb for Middlesex
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- 2023-09-17