{"product_id":"how-to-be-alone-paperback-1","title":"How to Be Alone - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Franzen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Corrections\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of essays that reveal him to be one of our sharpest, toughest, and most entertaining social critics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the essays in this collection range in subject matter from the sex-advice industry to the way a supermax prison works, each one wrestles with the essential themes of Franzen's writing: the erosion of civil life and private dignity; and the hidden persistence of loneliness in postmodern, imperial America. Reprinted here for the first time is Franzen's controversial l996 investigation of the fate of the American novel in what became known as the Harper's essay, as well as his award-winning narrative of his father's struggle with Alzheimer's disease, and a rueful account of his brief tenure as an Oprah Winfrey author.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Franzen\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of novels such as \u003ci\u003eThe Corrections\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eFreedom\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), and \u003ci\u003eCrossroads\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), and works of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eFarther Away\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and \u003ci\u003eThe End of the End of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), all published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. He lives in Santa Cruz, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.32 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47331062841593,"sku":"9780312422165","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/TWFlQVZRZm1jY0VuenJjTGxlamVkZz09_c2624359-451c-4661-8391-005db7e9d528.webp?v=1769611249","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/how-to-be-alone-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}