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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 new novel, 'Crossroads,' is extraordinary, immersive, even fun. But it makes you wonder what Franzen might accomplish if more were at stake
Jonathan Franzen, pictured at the Times Festival of Books in 2022, is well known for his defense of highbrow novels in a famous essay that ran in Harper's. (Alisha Jucevic / For The Times)
Strong Motion is the second novel by American author Jonathan Franzen. Strong Motion was noted by reviewers for its impassioned social criticism, the thoroughness of its research, and its treatment of controversial themes such as abortion, feminism, corporate malfeasance and exploitative capitalism.
Following the criticism Franzen was uninvited from the televised book club dinner, and he apologized profusely. [19] When Franzen was not invited back, he suggested that perhaps he and Winfrey could still have dinner but not on TV, but Winfrey was all booked up, and her spokesperson said she was moving on. [18] Other writers were critical of ...
I’ve read The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen more regularly than I am willing to admit. ... Better Living Through Criticism by A.O. Scott. amazon.com. $14.99. Cue the Sun! by Emily Nussbaum.
I suppose Franzen then also considers Shakespeare, George Bernard Shaw, and a countless other writers overrated and partly unintelligible. Why anyone cares what this hack thinks of better writers is beyond me. Surely there is a great deal of more insightful criticism of the novel that could take the place of this bit of drivel.
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