Jonathan Franzen






Jonathan Franzen

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born
August 17, 1959

gender
male

place of birth
Chicago, IL, The United States

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Literature & Fiction


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Jonathan Franzen is the author of The Corrections, winner of the 2001 National Book Award for fiction; the novels The Twenty-Seventh City and Strong Motion; and two works of nonfiction, How to Be Alone and The Discomfort Zone, all published by FSG.




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avg rating: 3.62 | 20,879 ratings | 2,604 reviews | 16 distinct works | 33 fans
The Corrections The Corrections
by Jonathan Franzen
avg rating 3.66 — 13,638 ratings — published 2001
53 editions
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How to Be Alone: Essays How to Be Alone: Essays
by Jonathan Franzen
avg rating 3.60 — 1,573 ratings — published 2002
14 editions
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The Discomfort Zone: A Persona... The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History
by Jonathan Franzen
avg rating 3.35 — 821 ratings — published 2006
19 editions
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The Twenty-Seventh City: A Nov... The Twenty-Seventh City: A Novel
by Jonathan Franzen
avg rating 3.17 — 499 ratings — published 1988
15 editions
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Strong Motion Strong Motion
by Jonathan Franzen
avg rating 3.35 — 462 ratings — published 1992
7 editions
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The Corrections: Reader's Comp... The Corrections: Reader's Companion (Barnes & Noble Reader's Companion Series)
by Jonathan Franzen
avg rating 3.67 — 6 ratings — published 2003
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La zone d'inconfort : Une hist... La zone d'inconfort : Une histoire personnelle
by Jonathan Franzen, Francis Kerline (Traduction)
avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 2008
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Die Unruhezone Die Unruhezone
by Jonathan Franzen
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2007
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PONS Read & Listen, My Father'... PONS Read & Listen, My Father's Brain. Das Gehirn meines Vaters
by Jonathan Franzen
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2009
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Die 27. Stadt. 7 CDs. Die 27. Stadt. 7 CDs.
by Jonathan Franzen, Christian Brückner
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2004
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"I find it a huge strain to be responsible for my tastes and be known and defined by them."
Jonathan Franzen (Strong Motion)
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"Depression presents itself as a realism regarding the rottenness of the world in general and the rottenness of your life in particular. But the realism is merely a mask for depression's actual essence, which is an overwhelming estrangement from humanity. The more persuaded you are of your unique access to the rottenness, the more afraid you become of engaging with the world; and the less you engage with the world, the more perfidiously happy-faced the rest of humanity seems for continuing to engage with it."
Jonathan Franzen (How to Be Alone: Essays)
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"Mr. Franzen said he and Mr. Wallace, over years of letters and conversations about the ethical role of the novelist, had come to the joint conclusion that the purpose of writing fiction was “a way out of loneliness.”
(NY Times article on the memorial service of David Foster Wallace.) "
Jonathan Franzen
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