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"It's not surprising to see in my own work, looking back, and in the work of some of my peers, an attention to family. It's nice to write a book that does tend toward significance and meaning, and where else are you sure of finding it?" -- Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan Franzen (born August 17, 1959) is an American novelist and essayist. His third novel, The Corrections (2001), a sprawling, satirical family drama, drew widespread critical acclaim, earned Franzen a National Book Award, and was a finalist for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His most recent novel is Freedom, published in August 2010.

Franzen writes for The New Yorker magazine. He is also known for his 1996 Harper's essay "Perchance to Dream" bemoaning the state of literature, and for the 2001 controversy surrounding the selection of The Corrections for Oprah Winfrey's book club. In 2010, he attracted further attention while on a visit to London when a literary event was stormed and his spectacles were whisked from his face, a ransom note for $100,000 deposited and a police chase initiated through the city.

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Total Books: 147
Crossroads
2022 - Crossroads [Key to All Mythologies, Bk 1] (Paperback)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781250858702
ISBN-10: 1250858704
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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Crossroads A Novel
2021 - Crossroads a Novel (Audio CD)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781250810564
ISBN-10: 1250810566
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Kruispunt
2021 - Kruispunt (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9789044649079
ISBN-10: 9044649078
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The End of the End of the Earth Essays
2020 - The End of the End of the Earth Essays (Paperback)Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781250234896
ISBN-10: 1250234891
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction
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The End of the End of the Earth Essays
2018 - The End of the End of the Earth Essays (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781250300522
ISBN-10: 1250300525
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction
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Purity A Novel
2016 - Purity a Novel (Paperback)Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781250097101
ISBN-10: 125009710X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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Purity
2016 - Purity (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780385681537
ISBN-10: 0385681534
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Pureza
2015 - Pureza [42292 - Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788498387100
ISBN-10: 8498387108
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Unschuld
2015 - Unschuld (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783498021375
ISBN-10: 3498021370
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Purity A Novel
2015 - Purity a Novel (Hardcover)Paperback, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780374239213
ISBN-10: 0374239215
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 12

Purity
2015 - Purity [Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781427262196
ISBN-10: 1427262195
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 2/5 Stars.
 2

How to Be Alone
2015 - How to Be Alone [Chinese Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9787544278355
ISBN-10: 7544278352
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Das KrausProjekt
2014 - Das Krausprojekt (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783498021368
ISBN-10: 3498021362
Genre: Reference
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The Kraus Project Essays by Karl Kraus
2014 - The Kraus Project Essays By Karl Kraus [German Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781250056030
ISBN-10: 1250056039
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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De correcties
2014 - De Correcties [Dutch Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9789044625301
ISBN-10: 9044625306
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Strong Motion
2014 - Strong Motion (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781480518063
ISBN-10: 1480518069
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The TwentySeventh City A Novel
2013 - The Twentyseventh City a Novel [Picador Modern Classics] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781250046703
ISBN-10: 125004670X
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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The Corrections
2013 - The Corrections [Chinese Edition] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9787544734677
ISBN-10: 7544734676
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Farther Away Essays
2013 - Farther Away Essays (Paperback)Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781250033291
ISBN-10: 1250033292
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction
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Weiter weg Essays
2013 - Weiter Weg Essays (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783498021320
ISBN-10: 349802132X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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MS AFUERA
2012 - Ms Afuera (Other)
ISBN-13: 9788498384888
ISBN-10: 8498384885
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2012 - Korekty [Polska wersja jezykowa] (Paperback)
2011 - Correcoes [Em Portugues do Brasil] (Paperback)
2010 - Freiheit (Audio CD)
2010 - Freedom [Audio CD - Unabeidged] (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover
2006 - The Discomfort Zone [Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
2004 - Como Estar Solo [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
2002 - Corrections [Recent Picador Highlights] (Other)
Las Correcciones [Biblioteca Formentor] (Hardcover)