Features transcripts of an interview with Franzen about mainstream success and serious literature.
Features background on Franzen, along with reviews and an excerpt from his novel "The Corrections."
Features a biography and the transcripts of an interview with the author about his novel "The Corrections."
Read an excerpt from Franzen's novel "The Corrections," and link to a review of the book as well.
Peruse an in-depth review of Franzen's acclaimed novel "The Corrections."
Article describes the circumstances surrounding the Oprah's decision not to have Franzen as a guest after making his novel "The Corrections" for her book club pick.
Features an author bio, an overview of "The Corrections," a review of the novel, and a set of discussion questions.
Review calls the novel "an ironic family chronicle, by turns comic and sober, that seeks to measure the strength and density of the moral weave enfolding its characters."
Laura Miller discusses how "The Corrections" author's "dustup with Oprah exposes the deep rift between devotees of the 'literary' and fans of the 'popular.'
Laura Miller converses with the author of "The Corrections," who does "a little Cornell visiting lecture on themes of the book." Learn about his fascination with Narnia.
Discover who else was nominated for the award Franzen won for "The Corrections," and see who was on the fiction jury as well as which authors won in other categories.
David Kipen characterizes Winfrey's decision to dis-invite the author from appearing on her talk show as "a gold-plated guilt trip" by "America's unlikely Jewish mother."
Contains a review of Franzen's popular novel "The Corrections."