Jonathan Franzen

Jonathan Earl Franzen (born August 17, 1959) is an American novelist and essayist. His 2001 novel The Corrections, a sprawling, satirical family drama, 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 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. In recent years, Franzen has become recognized for his opinions on everything from social networking services such as Twitter ("What happens to the people who want to communicate in depth, individual to individual, in the quiet and permanence of the printed word?"; "the actual substance of our daily lives is total electronic distraction") to the impermanence of e-books ("All the real things, the authentic things, the honest things, are dying off") and the self-destruction of America.

Books by Jonathan Franzen

Jonathan Franzen: The Corrections (Paperback, 2001, Picador USA)

The Corrections

by

Jonathan Franzen: Freedom (2010, Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

Freedom

by

Jonathan Franzen: Purity (2015)

Purity

by

Jonathan Franzen: How to Be Alone (2003, Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Picador)

How to Be Alone

by

Jonathan Franzen: Freedom (Hardcover, 2011, Thorndike Press)

Freedom

by

Jonathan Franzen: Purity (2015, Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

Purity

by

Jonathan Franzen: Crossroads (2021)

Crossroads

by

Jonathan Franzen: Freiheit (Hardcover, German language, 2010, Rowohlt)

Freiheit

by

Jonathan Franzen: Freedom (2010, Fourth Estate) No rating

Freedom

by

Jonathan Franzen: Farther away (2012, Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

Farther away

by

Jonathan Franzen: The Discomfort Zone (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

The Discomfort Zone

by

Jonathan Franzen: Vrijheid (Dutch language, 2010, Prometheus)

Vrijheid

by