The End of the End of the Earth by Jonathan Franzen

The End of the End of the Earth by Jonathan Franzen

A sharp and provocative new essay collection from the award-winning author of Purity, Freedom and The Corrections

Praise for The End of the End of the Earth:

‘… by refusing to hope for the impossible, Franzen, improbably, manages to produce a volume that feels, if not hopeful, then at least not hopelessThere’s nothing he can do – there’s probably nothing any of us can do – to avert or even alleviate the coming catastrophe. But for now, he’s here and he’s alive, and over the course of these essays he offers us a series of partial, tentative answers to the question he poses himself at the beginning: “ How do we find meaning in our actions when the world seems to be coming to an end?” Guardian

‘Can be read, in part, as a welcome alternative to the current, dominant American political tone of one-note belligerence’ Observer

‘Franzen shows himself to be the kind of unacademic critic who recognises and does not disapprove of the Common Reader’s natural tendency to feel for the characters the author has brought into being’ Scotsman

Praise for Jonathan Franzen:

‘A literary genius for our time’ Guardian

‘Arguably America’s greatest living novelist’ Daily Telegraph

‘Franzen is that rare bird: a literary novelist of the highest distinction who has also become one of the bestsellers of the age’ Evening Standard

‘Franzen’s words crackle with wit humour and wisdom’ Shortlist

Jonathan Franzen is the author of five novels, including Purity, The Corrections and Freedom, and five works of nonfiction and translation, including Farther Away and The Kraus Project. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the German Akademie der Künste, and the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

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ISBN 13	9780008299224
ISBN 10	0008299226
Title	The End of the End of the Earth
Author	Jonathan Franzen
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2018-11-15
Number of pages	240
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