Polaroids from the Dead

Douglas Coupland takes his sparkling literary talent in a new direction with this crackling collection of takes on life and death in North America -- from his sweeping portrait of Grateful Dead culture to the deaths of Kurt Cobain, Marilyn Monroe and the middle class. For years, Coupland''s razor-sharp insights into what it means to be human in an age of technology have garnered the highest praise from fans and critics alike. At last, Coupland has assembled a wide variety of stories and personal "postcards" about pivotal people and places that have defined our modern lives. Polaroids from the Dead is a skillful combination of stories, fact and fiction -- keen outtakes on life in the late 20th century, exploring the recent past and a society obsessed with celebrity, crime and death. Princess Diana, Nicole Brown Simpson and Madonna are but some of the people scrutinized.

A propos de l'auteur

Douglas Coupland is the author of twelve novels, including Generation X and Microserfs, and several works of nonfiction, including Polaroids from the Dead. He lives and works in Vancouver, Canada.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Douglas Coupland
• Edition: Harper Perennial USA
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 20.09.1997
• EAN: 9780060987213
• ISBN: 978-0-06-098721-3
• Pages: 208
• Dimensions: 188 mm x 186 mm x 15 mm
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits); SOCIAL SCIENCE: Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Gender Studies, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, PSYCHOLOGY: Mental Health, PHILOSOPHY: History & Surveys / Modern, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Essays, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Media Studies, PHILOSOPHY: Political, HISTORY: Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust