Generation X by Douglas Coupland - ISBN: 9780349142593
Paperback
Underemployed, overeducated, and lost: Generation X finds their voice.

Generation X

Tales for an Accelerated Culture

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    11 July 2017

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Summary

Andy, Dag, and Claire have been handed a society beyond their means. 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 California desert. Unsure of their futures, they immerse themselves in …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349142593
ISBN-10:0349142599
Author:Douglas Coupland
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Abacus
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:11 July 2017
Weight:161g
Dimensions:197mm x 129mm x 15mm
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Critics Review

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 studied art and design. He has published nine novels and several non-fiction books in 35 languages. He has written and performed for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford, England, and in 2001 resumed his practice as a visual artist, with exhibitions worldwide.

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