Douglas coupland books list of books by author douglas coupland. Recommend a first douglas coupland novel fiction ask metafilter. Their shared experience unites them in ways they never could have imagined. Generation x by douglas coupland at the best online ebook storage. Sep 25, 20 douglas coupland is not a terribly careful writer, though in the more compassionate generation x, published back in 1991, he coined some good terms, including mcjobs. Read douglas coupland s seminal novel generation x, and discuss his approach to storytelling and what each book says about the power of fiction. Tales for an accelerated culture, popularized terms. Buy generation a by coupland, douglas from amazons fiction books store. His books have been translated into 35 languages and published in most countries around the world. In fact it is the generation that wants to lose all status and step out of the merrygoround of status. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Jun 08, 2010 generation a though is a real return to form for douglas coupland and has reinstilled my confidence in him, making me realise what made me so keen on his teachings in the first place.
And to a degree, it is, because after all, i read books. Douglas coupland is canadian, born on a canadian air force base near badenbaden, germany, on december 30, 1961. The novel is told with a shiftingframe narrative perspective, shifting between the novels five main protagonists. Generation a makes you question couplands understanding of beehive mechanics and how bloodsucking and leafeating. Mixing the bizarre and the mundane, douglas coupland s novels explore social change and the texture of the times. Books fiction andy, dag and claire have been handed a society priced beyond their means. Probably yes, since the novel we will speak about tonight is generation a by douglas coupland, a postatomic decameron on the end of the human species and the salvific power of narration. Douglas coupland canadian journalist and novelist britannica. Jan 10, 2010 this novel, set in a near future when bees are thought to have become extinct, is not a sequel to but rather a thematic wink at douglas couplands 1991 debut, generation x. Generation x author douglas coupland talks to lindsay baker about human limitations, art and raymond gunt, the carcrash protagonist of his latest novel published. Douglas coupland is a canadian visual artist, writer, and designer.
Since 1991 coupland has written thirteen novels published in most languages. Generation x is seen as the lost generation, the author explains the opposite. Id start with generation x, then skip to microserfs and girlfriend in a coma. Recommend a first douglas coupland novel, if you please. Its a sunday afternoon and 20 years since i sat down to begin writing generation x. And it feels like 20 years, too no tempus fugit for. Andy, claire, and dag, each in their twenties, have quit pointless jobs in their respec. His first novel was the 1991 international bestseller generation x. Generation a mirrors couplands debut novel, 1991s generation x. Douglas coupland, in full douglas campbell coupland, born dec.
Still unsure of what it is i am craving but i am hoping i have come across it with the author douglas coupland. Five different characters get stung by bees, in roughly the course of a month. But he takes the worst, saddest bits of british and turns it into his canvas, complete with the naff queenu2 fanboy phraseology, the overprecise references to london streets and landmarks as may people do, hoping that some of those places. Another of coupland s novels you might like to try is hey. Person generation a is the thirteenth novel from canadian novelist douglas coupland. Thoughts on douglas coupland well lately i have been feeling somewhat lost and have had my eyes open for a new series or author to fulfill some weird apatite of mine. Douglas coupland has an emotional reunion with some of the characters from generation x, as john mullan reminds him of his words he has not read for 18 years. Mixing the bizarre and the mundane, douglas couplands novels explore social change and the texture of the times. He has been on a roll with his last few books, and generation a is yet another success. Twentysomethings, brought up with divorce, watergate and three mile island, and scarred by the 80s fallout of yuppies, recession, crack and ronald reagan, they represent the new generation generation x. The text is an exploration of faith in this vacuum of religion. Douglas coupland has 71 books on goodreads with 369 ratings. Generation a, by douglas coupland the globe and mail.
Tales for an accelerated culture by douglas coupland at indigo. Tales for an accelerated culture new ed by douglas coupland isbn. Martins press in 1991, is the first novel by douglas coupland. There is definitely a taste of the future here but the stories and parables smack of the issues facing us all now. That is exactly what douglas coupland has done with generation x. I have always found them disappointing in the past, but this book contained a series of short stories in the final chapters and each of them had me captivated. He has published thirteen novels, two collections of short. In douglas coupland s new novel, generation a, the ultimate theme is that book readers have a power over apocalypse. He is the author of the international bestsellers generation a and jpod, and nine other novels, among them the gum thief, hey nostradamus.
When one character spots a group of methheads, they observe, in the old days theyd. Coupland has studied art and design in vancouver, canada, milan, italy and sapporo, japan. Coupland has been longlisted twice for the scotiabank giller prize in 2006. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title generation a. Douglas coupland books list of books by author douglas.
Reading the description for this book made it seem like it was just for me. Its not generation x, but coupland is still a master of satire. Generation x the book, tales for an accelerated culture. Douglas coupland has 71 books on goodreads with 3221 ratings. The latest novel from generation x author douglas coupland lacks the sting of its predecessor, says james miller james miller sat 12 sep 2009. Buy one of 2000 special limited edition copies of douglas s coupland s generation a and customize your own unique book jacket online. Books by douglas coupland author of generation x goodreads.
Generation a is set in a world that is incredibly familiar to our own. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 211 pages and is available in paperback format. Each are very profound, and all of coupland s weakenesses as a writerthe cutesiness and hipster lingo, the product placement in place of character development, the fauxkerouac proseare. Barring that, other good openers would be life after god, shampoo planet, and. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
Douglas coupland was born on a nato base in germany in 1961. Shampoo planet is the rich and dazzling point where two worlds collide those of 1960s parents and their 1990s offspring, global teens, the generation after generation x. Extinct bees and drugs haunt douglas couplands generation a. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. He attended the emily carr institute of art and design, the hokkaido college of art and design, instituto europeo di design, and the japanamerica institute of. In 1991, before the internet, canadian coupland wrote about historical overdosing in his novel generation x to live in a period of time when too much seems to happen. I laughed out loud at parts of this book, especially the welldeserved skewering of reality television. His books have been translated into thirtyfive languages and published in most countries around the world. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Douglas coupland s most popular book is generation x. Although the term had existed before, coupland uses generation x to describe the generation born in the late 1950s and the 1960s. It explores new ways of storytelling in a digital world. A celebrated novelist, visual artist, and designer, douglas coupland has been making work about popular culture and the effects of the technological revolution on the human brain for more than 20 years. Attempt your own campfire scenario with some friends.
He is the author of the numberone international bestseller jpod and nine other novels including the gum thief, hey nostradamus. The jacket for the hardcover book reads you are the first generation to be raised without religion. Aug 28, 2009 ever since his first book, generation x, douglas coupland has done the best epigraphs. The novel popularized the term generation x, and is a framed narrative, in which a group of youths exchange heartfelt stories about themselves and fantastical stories of their creation. Generation a is set in the near future in a world where bees are extinct, until five unconnected people all around the world in the united states, canada, france, new zealand, and sri lankaare all stung. The website of canadian author and artist douglas coupland. Generation x is douglas couplands classic novel about the generation born in the late 1950s and 1960s. Coupland was born on a canadian military base in germany. And he nails it, he has a gift of the vernacular and it shows. Generation a is the thirteenth novel from canadian novelist douglas coupland. Like much of couplands writing, it occupies the perplexing hinterland between optimism about the future and everyday apocalyptic paranoia. Douglas couplands most popular book is generation x.
Coupland s debut novel, generation x, managed to give a voice to a section of society that had. It may even top my current coupland favourite, jpod. The group is represented in the novel by claire, andy and dag, a trio resigned to a bleak future featuring lower expectations of material wealth than preceding generations. This novel, set in a near future when bees are thought to have become extinct, is not a sequel to but rather a thematic wink at douglas coupland s 1991 debut, generation x. It is a hip, cultish type novel that wears its heart on its sleeve right from the outset, there is a hint in the title, and then for another 200 plus pages hasnt got much else to say apart from a pretence to being a great debut novel. Douglas coupland, who took generation x from a cheesy punk band and turned it into a civilisational benchmark, has clearly waited for the right time to cite the wildhaired master. Books fiction generation a is set in the near future in a world where bees are extinct, until five unconnected people all around the world in the united states, canada, france, new zealand, and sri lankaare all stung. Other books from douglas coupland shampoo planet 1992. Oct 05, 2010 how ironic that douglas coupland, the man who popularized the term generation x, turns out to be one of the least ironic novelists of his generation. Tales for an accelerated culture by douglas coupland, jpod by douglas. Thankfully, generation a by douglas coupland is the greatest of gifts and one of the best books i have read in a long time. Douglas coupland has achieved something which no author has managed before to engage me in short stories.
Jpod, douglas coupland, generation x epub tales for an accelerated culture. He has published fourteen novels, two collections of short stories, eight nonfiction books, and a number of dra. There are drugs we can take to slow down our lives. Ever since his first book, generation x, douglas coupland has done the best epigraphs.
This is as good a place to start as any with coupland. The idea and the reality of generation x, the novel that made couplands name, are. Andy, claire, and dag, each in their twenties, have quit pointless jobs in their respective hometowns to find better meaning in life. Douglas coupland inscribed and signed by the author on the title page.
His novels may, on the whole, be loaded with typographical trickery, brand names of the nanosecond, slacking youngsters, and simpsons references, but hes also deep into a suite of timelessly, radically unhip novelistic themes. The first edition of the novel was published in 1991, and was written by douglas coupland. How ironic that douglas coupland, the man who popularized the term generation x, turns out to be one of the least ironic novelists of his generation. He is the author of miss wyoming, generation x, all families are psychotic, and girlfriend in a coma, among others.
Once a baby raised in a hippie commune, he now sells fake chanel t. Hes especially good when writing in the voice of an actual character, not a neutral. Tales for an accelerated culture, and the gum thief, and more on. See all books authored by douglas coupland, including generation x. Generation a douglas coupland farm lane books blog. Douglas coupland goodreads author shelved 1 time as douglascoupland avg rating 3. Calling the novel generation a was, as far as book titling goes, a provocative act. He is the author of the international bestseller jpod and ten other novels including the gum thief, hey nostradamus. Life after god is a collection of short stories by douglas coupland, published in 1994. I started reading it while i was finishing lessons on literature, a collection of lessons that the argentinian writer julio cortazar gave in berkeley in 1980. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller generation x. Coupland is very good on the minor ramifications of this.
He is the author of the international bestseller jpod and ten other novels including the. Generation alpha, a demographic cohort born between the early 2010s and the 2020s. Generation a mirrors coupland s debut novel, 1991s generation x. Generation x is douglas couplands classic novel about the generation born in the late 1950s and 1960sa generation known until then simply as twenty somethings. After generation x, a novel by douglas coupland born 1961, canadian writer. Douglas coupland audio books, best sellers, author bio. In 1965 his family moved to vancouver, canada, where he continues to live and work. Generation a, a 2009 book by douglas coupland this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title generation a. Generation x is douglas coupland s classic novel about the generation born in the late 1950s and 1960s. Douglas coupland oc obc born 1961 is a canadian novelist and artist.
The main characters of this fiction, contemporary story are. Download and read online for free generation x by douglas coupland. Is the generation following the postworld war ii baby boom, especially people born in the united states and canada from the early 1960s to the late 1970s. Tales for an accelerated culture, popularized terms such as mcjob and generation x. Douglas coupland on how he came to write generation x. With generation a douglas coupland, one of the great satirists of consumerism, has found a. First edition, hardcover, signed and inscribed, fine in fine dust jacket, 244 pp. He has written and performed for englands royal shakespeare company and. The stories are set around a theme of a generation raised without religion. His fiction is complemented by recognized works in design and visual art arising from his early formal training.
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