Jonathan Franzen
At the Crossroads with Jonathan Franzen and Gerhard Forde
God must barge in and interrupt our lives.
September 25 – October 1
Evil Everywhere, Franzen’s Crossroads, Self-Objectification, Cleansing a Bookstore, and Rick Steves Goes to Westeros.
“It’s a Nice Day for a Run” and Other Strange Things to Say: …
It was the closest thing to hell I’ve experienced: my whole body hurt. A dull […]
From the Archives: Not Much of a Technology Person?
Been a while since we’ve talked about this, or heard from this guy. So here […]
The Internet and the Ache in Franzen’s Purity
Jonathan Franzen’s new novel, Purity, came out last week, and although it temporarily cost me […]
Trapped in The Corrections: Family Life in Franzen and B …
Back in March, my Dad took a week away from work, and we spent spring […]
Is Contemporary Literature Post-Christian?
An essay in last week’s NYTimes written by Paul Elie grabbed my attention, prodded me […]
Jonathan Franzen on Influence, Connection, and Kafka (not to menti …
Piggybacking off of Ethan’s wonderful post on The Art of Fielding, here are two phenomenal quotes […]
Another Week Ends: Blue Like Jazz, Youth Ministry, Franzen, Facebo …
Filling in for DZ this week as the Mockingbird Conference is now in full swing! […]
Everything That Is Deep Loves the Mask: Jonathan Franzen in The Pa …
I’ve gotten a lot of mileage out of author Jonathan Franzen’s recent interviews. He not […]
Franzen on Technological Grace, The Dangers of Liking and the Cost …
So what is it about Kenyon College that inspires such great commencement speeches?! Maybe it’s […]
The Screwtaping of David Foster Wallace – According to Jonat …
An absolute must-read from the April 18th issue of The New Yorker, Jonathan Franzen’s devastating […]
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