- Conflict of generations in fiction, Conflict of generations, Fiction, Fiction, general
Despite their differing values, Tyler Johnson, an ambitious hotel management student, tries to console his mother, a former hippie, when Dan, his land-developer stepfather, decides to get a divorce.
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Classical in form, spare, intimate and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
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- Author
- Douglas Coupland
- First published
- 1992
- Pages
- 299
- Publisher
- London, Goldmann, Scribner
- Editions
- 15
- Language
- German, Dutch, dan, Italian
- ISBN
- 9789029044219
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“My mother, Jasmine, woke up this morning to find the word D-I-V-O-R-C-E written in mirror writing on her forehead with a big black felt open.”
Douglas Coupland is a Canadian novelist. His fiction is complemented by recognized works in design and visual art arising from his early formal training. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller *Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture*, popularized terms such as McJob and Generation X. He has published thirteen novels, a collection of short stories, seven non-fiction books, and a number of dramatic works and screenplays for film and television. A specific feature of Coupland's novels is their synthesis of postmodern religion, Web 2.0 technology, human sexuality, and pop culture. Coupland currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with his partner David Weir. He publishe
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