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The Corrections

Pages
578
Published
2001
Language
English

Synopsis

The Lambert family, a Midwestern clan, is a mess of unfulfilled desires and simmering resentments. As patriarch Alfred succumbs to Parkinson's and matriarch Enid plans one last Christmas, their three adult children are forced to confront their own failings and the complicated legacy of their upbringing. This novel offers a sharp, often funny, look at the American family in crisis.

About the author

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Jonathan Franzen

Jonathan Earl Franzen (born August 17, 1959) is an American novelist and essayist. His 2001 novel The Corrections drew widespread critical acclaim, earned Franzen a National Book Award, was a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist, earned a James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. His novel Freedom (2010) garnered similar praise and led to an appearance on the cover of Time magazine alongside the headline "Great American Novelist". Fran...

Characters

Alfred LambertProtagonist
Enid LambertProtagonist
Gary LambertProtagonist
Chip LambertProtagonist
Denise LambertProtagonist
All characters in The Corrections
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