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.
| Autor: | Coupland, Douglas |
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| ISBN: | 9780060987213 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Harper Collins (US) |
| Veröffentlicht: | 20.09.1997 |
| Schlagworte: | HISTORY: Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays PHILOSOPHY: History & Surveys / Modern PHILOSOPHY: Political PSYCHOLOGY: Mental Health SOCIAL SCIENCE: Essays SOCIAL SCIENCE: Gender Studies SOCIAL SCIENCE: Media Studies SOCIAL SCIENCE: Popular Culture SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General |
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.