The Corrections

Franzen, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 1841156728 / ISBN 13: 9781841156729

Edité par Fourth Estate, 2001

A propos de cet article

Fourth Estate, London 2001 / Paperback. UK Uncorrected Proof. Near Fine Paperback Original, as issued (one minor 1mm bump to top back edge of cover, else easily Fine).

N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1655800329825

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Corrections
• Éditeur: Fourth Estate
• Date de parution: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1841156728
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781841156729
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Near Fine

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Synopsis

A panoramic vision of America at the beginning of the 21st century, seen through the turbulent lives of the Lambert family. At once a moving family drama and a dissection of American society in an age of greed and globalism, The Corrections emerges as a truly great American novel.

The Lamberts – Enid and Alfred and their three grown-up children – are a troubled family living in a troubled age. Alfred is ill and as his condition worsens the whole family must face the failures, secrets and long-buried hurts that haunt them if they are to make the corrections that each desperately needs. Stretching from the Midwest in the mid-century to Wall Street and Eastern Europe in the age of globalised greed, The Corrections brings an old-time America of freight trains and civic duty into wild collision with the era of home surveillance, hands-off parenting, do-it-yourself mental healthcare, and New Economy millionaires. It announces Jonathan Franzen as one of the most brilliant interpreters of American society and the American soul.

À propos de l?auteur

Jonathan Franzen’s work includes four novels (The Twenty-Seventh City, Strong Motion, The Corrections, Freedom), two collections of essays (Farther Away, How To Be Alone), a memoir (The Discomfort Zone), and, most recently, The Kraus Project. He is recognised as one of the best American writers of our age and has won many awards. He lives in New York City and Santa Cruz, California.