Franzen, Jonathan
How to Be Alone
- ISBN 13:
- 9780007153589
- author:
- Franzen, Jonathan
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Harper Perennial
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2007
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 13.21 x 2.03 x 20.07 centimetres
- Genre:
- Modern fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Jonathan Franzen's How to be Alone brings together a collection of essays that explore the human experience in postmodern America. Spanning topics from the sex-advice industry to life inside a supermax prison, these pieces grapple with familiar themes of isolation and loneliness. Through his characteristic wit and insight, Franzen examines the erosion of civic life and private dignity, as well as our complex relationships with technology, consumerism, and individual identity. This collection is notable for its thoughtful exploration of the human condition, marked by a sense of acceptance and even celebration of being a reader and writer. The essays also reveal Franzen's wry distrust of modern claims and his subversive views on the tragic shape of individual life. Through these essays, Franzen offers a nuanced and often humorous commentary on contemporary society, one that is both thought-provoking and engaging to read.
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