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The Corrections

by Jonathan Franzen
The Corrections
The Corrections

Dysfunctional family navigates life's complex corrections.

"The Corrections" by Jonathan Franzen is a multifaceted exploration of a contemporary American family struggling with their past and bracing for an uncertain future. Franzen's prose shines as it dissects the family dynamics and individual flaws, making it a compelling read for those who appreciate rich, character-driven narratives that reflect the complexities of real life. It'll likely leave you pondering your own family ties and the societal "corrections" we all face.

  • Pulitzer Prize Nominee for Fiction (2002)
  • National Book Award for Fiction (2001)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction (2002)
  • PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Nominee (2002)
  • Audie Award for Fiction, Abridged (2002)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Fiction (2001)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2001)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee for Shortlist (2003)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Corrections

by Jonathan Franzen
ISBN: 9780374100124
Authors: Jonathan Franzen
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date of Publication: 2001-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Literature, Literary Criticism
Goodreads rating: 3.84
(rated by 191142 readers)

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"The Corrections" is a grandly entertaining novel for the new century - a comic, tragic masterpiece about a family breaking down in an age of easy fixes. After almost fifty years as a wife and mother, Enid Lambert is ready to have some fun. Unfortunately, her husband, Alfred, is losing his sanity to Parkinson's disease, and their children have long since flown the family nest to the catastrophes of their own lives. The oldest, Gary, a once-stable portfolio manager and family man, is trying to convince his wife and himself, despite clear signs to the contrary, that he is not clinically depressed. The middle child, Chip, has lost his seemingly secure academic job and is failing spectacularly at his new line of work. And Denise, the youngest, has escaped a disastrous marriage only to pour her youth and beauty down the drain of an affair with a married man - or so her mother fears. Desperate for some pleasure to look forward to, Enid has set her heart on an elusive goal: bringing her family together for one last Christmas at home. Stretching from the Midwest at midcentury to the Wall Street and Eastern Europe of today, "The Corrections" brings an old-fashioned world of civic virtue and sexual inhibitions into violent collision with the era of home surveillance, hands-off parenting, do-it-yourself mental healthcare, and globalised greed. Richly realistic, darkly hilarious, deeply humane, it confirms
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Dysfunctional family navigates life's complex corrections.

"The Corrections" by Jonathan Franzen is a multifaceted exploration of a contemporary American family struggling with their past and bracing for an uncertain future. Franzen's prose shines as it dissects the family dynamics and individual flaws, making it a compelling read for those who appreciate rich, character-driven narratives that reflect the complexities of real life. It'll likely leave you pondering your own family ties and the societal "corrections" we all face.

  • Pulitzer Prize Nominee for Fiction (2002)
  • National Book Award for Fiction (2001)
  • James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction (2002)
  • PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Nominee (2002)
  • Audie Award for Fiction, Abridged (2002)
  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Fiction (2001)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2001)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee for Shortlist (2003)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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