Polaroids from the Dead: And Other Short Stories ―Razor-Sharp Examinations of Modern Life and Celebrity Culture in the Age of Technology - Brossura

Coupland, Douglas

 
9780060987213: Polaroids from the Dead: And Other Short Stories ―Razor-Sharp Examinations of Modern Life and Celebrity Culture in the Age of Technology
Brossura
ISBN 10: 0060987219 ISBN 13: 9780060987213
Casa editrice: Harper Perennial, 1997

Sinossi

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.

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Informazioni sull?autore

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.

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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.

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Editore
Harper Perennial
Data di pubblicazione
1997
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0060987219
ISBN 13 
9780060987213
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
208
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
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Altre edizioni note dello stesso titolo

9780060391492: Polaroids from the Dead

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0060391499 ISBN 13:  9780060391492
Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 1996
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