The Discomfort Zone : a Personal History

An intimate memoir by the award-winning author of The Corrections describes growing up in a family of all boys in Webster Groves, Missouri, reflecting on such topics as the dynamics of a Christian youth fellowship, the influence of Kafka's fiction on his quest to lose his virginity, his role as the school prankster, his marriage, global warming, and the life lessons he has learned from birds.

About the author

Jonathan Franzen, born 1959, is the winner of the 2001 National Book Award for fiction. He lives in New York City.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Franzen
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2006
• EAN: 9780007240586
• ISBN: 978-0-00-724058-6
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 215 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Fourth Estate
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies