Jonathan Franzen
Novelist, Author
1959 –
Who is Jonathan Franzen?
Jonathan Earl Franzen 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 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. His most recent novel, Freedom, led to an appearance on the cover of Time magazine alongside the headline "Great American Novelist".
Franzen writes for The New Yorker magazine. 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 purveyance of opinions on everything from social networking services such as Twitter and the proliferation of e-books to the disintegration of Europe and the self-destruction of America.
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- Born
- Aug 17, 1959
Western Springs - Also known as
- Jonathan Earl Franzen
- Parents
- Spouses
- Valerie Cornell
(1982/10/02 - 1994) - Kathryn Chetkovich
- Valerie Cornell
- Ethnicity
- Swedish American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Swarthmore College
- Free University of Berlin
(1981 - 1982)
- Lived in
- Missouri
- Webster Groves
- New York City
(1987 - ) - Boulder Creek
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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