Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture - Couverture souple

Coupland, Douglas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 031205436X ISBN 13 : 9780312054366

Editeur : St Martin's Press, 1991

Synopsis

Book by Coupland Douglas

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Andy, Dag and Claire have been handed a society beyond their means. Twentysomethings, brought up with divorce, Watergate and Three Mile Island, and scarred by the 80s fallout of yuppies, recession, crack and Ronald Reagan, they represent the new generation- Generation X.

Fiercely suspicious of being lumped together as an advertiser's target market, they have quit dreary careers and cut themselves adrift in the California desert. Unsure of their futures, they immerse themselves in a regime of heavy drinking and working in no future McJobs in the service industry.

Underemployed, overeducated and intensely private and unpredicatable, they have nowhere to direct their anger, no one to assuage their fears, and no culture to replace their anomie. So they tell stories: disturbingly funny tales that reveal their barricaded inner world. A world populated with dead TV shows, 'Elvis moments' and semi-disposible Swedish furniture.

Biographie de l'auteur

Douglas Coupland studied art and design. He has published nine novels and several non-fiction books in 35 languages. He has written and performed for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford, England, and in 2001 resumed his practice as a visual artist, with exhibitions worldwide.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: St Martin's Press
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 031205436X
• ISBN 13: 9780312054366
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 183
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible