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Franzen, Jonathan (1959– )| US writer. He became widely known for his bestselling novel The Corrections (2001), a literary, socially critical family drama which won the National Book Award. The novel chronicles the lives of a dysfunctional Midwestern family and explores a range of themes, including isolation, sacrifice, sexuality, and aging. |
| Other novels include The Twenty-Seventh City (1988), about an Indian woman who became a police chief in a Midwestern city, and Strong Motion (1992), which juxtaposes a dysfunctional family and earthquakes in Boston. He has also published several works of non-fiction, including the essay collection How to be Alone (2002). |
| Franzen became notorious after widely-publicized disparaging remarks about his experience with the Oprah Winfrey Show, which selected the book for its book-of-the-month club. |
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