The Pure, Messy Math of Us
In upping the ante on the darker sides of characters, Franzen has paradoxically lifted up a more reflective and penetrating mirror to his readers....
Andrew Winer
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Andrew Winer is the author of the novels The Marriage Artist (Henry Holt & Picador) and The Color Midnight Made, which was a national bestseller. He was educated in computer science and visual art, and practiced both disciplines in New York City before turning to writing. Other work of his has been published in philosophical journals. He is Chair of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside, and a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction. Married to author Charmaine Craig, he is completing a new novel about American religion and politics.
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Our Distraction: Franzen’s Kraus Project
Jonathan Franzen has done something of real consequence, making Karl Kraus known and available in a new way....
Essays on Jonathan Franzen’s Latest Book and His First
A look at Jonathan Franzen’s latest book and his first on its 25th anniversary. OUR DISTRACTION: Franzen’s Kraus Project by ANDREW WINER [READ] BROWN NOISE: Franzen’s Sirens of the Subcontinent by NINA MARTYRIS [READ]...
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