{"product_id":"understanding-jonathan-franzen-paperback","title":"Understanding Jonathan Franzen - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy W. Galow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive study to address Franzen's work to date, including his latest novel, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrossroads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan Franzen--novelist and essayist--is a critical darling, commercial success, and magnet for controversy. His career took off with the publication of \u003ci\u003eThe Corrections\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), which won a National Book Award and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. His follow-up, \u003ci\u003eFreedom\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), received so much attention that it started a debate over the politics of critical attention. Love him or hate him, Franzen has proven to be a crucial figure in twenty-first century American letters, and the publication of each new novel has been a major literary event.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Jonathan Franzen\u003c\/i\u003e, Timothy W. Galow studies Franzen's first five novels and surveys his most recent, \u003ci\u003eCrossroads\u003c\/i\u003e, which was published to much fanfare in 2021. He traces Franzen's work from its roots in late twentieth-century literary theory and experimental postmodernism through the socially conscious family novels for which the author is best known. This careful analysis provides a new lens for viewing each of the works and demonstrates why Franzen's stories of (white, bourgeois) American life have inspired and provoked readers for over two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy W. Galow\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English at Carroll University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Dave Eggers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 164\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.5 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 16, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42732700139583,"sku":"9781643363714","price":45.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/44715a8e6139ef931d9082dccb3c1f9f.webp?v=1765133396","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/understanding-jonathan-franzen-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}