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Generation X

Generation X

by Douglas Coupland

1991FictionGeneration XYoung adultsSocial life and customsDertigers
3.6
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First lines

At meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous, fellow drinksters will get angry with you if you won't puke for the audience.

About this book

Three twenty-something young adults, working at low-paying, no-future jobs, tell one another modern tales of love and death.

Themes & subjects

FictionGeneration XYoung adultsSocial life and customsDertigersHumorous stories
First published 1991

Setting

United States20th century

About the author

Douglas Coupland
Douglas Coupland

30 December 1961

Douglas Coupland is a Canadian novelist. His fiction is complemented by recognized works in design and visual art arising from his early formal training. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller *Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture*, popularized terms such as McJob and Generation X. He has published thirteen novels, a collection of short stories, seven non-fiction books, and a number of dramatic works and screenplays for film and television. A specific feature of Coupland's novels is their synthesis of postmodern religion, Web 2.0 technology, human sexuality, and pop culture. Coupland currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with his partner David Weir. He publi…

Author

Douglas Coupland

First published

1991

Pages

217

Read time

≈ 5h

Editions

13

Languages

English, Spanish, Swedish

Publisher

Abacus

ISBN

9789029087902

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