Generation X
Tales for an Accelerated Culture
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
16 April 1997
Summary
Andy, Dag and Claire are twentysomethings, brought up with divorce, Watergate and Three Mile Island and scarred by the 80s fallout of yuppies, recession, crack and Ronald Reagan, they represent the new generation - Generation X.
Fiercely suspicious of being lumped together as an advertiser’s target market, they have quit dreary careers and cut themselves adrift in the Californian desert. Unsure of their futures, they immerse themselves in a regime of heavy drinking and working at no-f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349108391 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349108390 |
| Author: | Douglas Coupland |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 16 April 1997 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 20mm |
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Quirky, witty, with an affection for its characters which lifts it above the level of such as Bret Easton Ellis’s ‘Less than Zero.
A new age J.D Sallinger on smart drugs. - TIME OUT **
Dizzying sparkle and originality. - THE TIMES, **Quirky, witty, with an affection for its characters which lifts it above the level of such as Bret Easton Ellis’s ‘Less than Zero. - MAIL ON SUNDAY **A Landmark book. - DAILY TELEGRAPH **About The Author
Douglas Coupland
Douglas Coupland is a novelist who also works in visual arts and theatre. His novels include Girlfriend in a Coma and Jpod. He lives in Canada.
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