Tales for an accelerated culture, popularized terms such as mcjob and generation x. Douglas coupland quotes from suddenly everybodys talking about these 100hour movies called breaking bad. Of the coupland books that i have read all families are psychotic. Douglas coupland was born on a nato base in germany in 1961. His first novel, generation x, was published in march of 1991. Shop amongst our popular books, including 79, the age of earthquakes, marshall mcluhan and more from douglas coupland. Discover book depositorys huge selection of douglas coupland books online.
D ouglas coupland was the first novelist to come to the guardian book club with a psychological technique for encouraging readers to ask questions. In douglas couplands writing, the doldrums of a world afflicted by the pains of dotcom booms and busts, the ascendency of subcultures to pop cultures, and the subsequent struggle for identity are counterbalanced by droll, personal, and incisive analyses. Readalikes for douglas coupland if you like douglas. His novels include eleanor rigby, generation x, all families are psychotic, hey nostradamus. Douglas coupland has 71 books on goodreads with 312825 ratings.
Douglas coupland offers new ways of seeing and experiencing canada looking at how it feels to be a canadian right now and speculating what it might feel like to be a canadian in the future. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read life after god. See more ideas about books, douglas coupland and books to read. Quotations by douglas coupland, canadian author, born december 30, 1961. Douglas coupland is canadian, born on a canadian air force base near badenbaden, germany, in 1961. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Douglas coupland oc obc born 1961 is a canadian novelist and artist. Andy, claire, and dag, each in their twenties, have quit pointless jobs in their respective hometowns to find better meaning in life. He has published 14 novels, two collections of short stories, eight nonfiction books, and a number of more about douglas coupland. Douglas coupland books list of books by author douglas.
Full of surprises and insights, souvenir of canada presents us as we have never seen ourselves before in an irresistible flow of text and image. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller generation x. A page in the march 2000 issue of wallpaper magazine puffs his own designs for a targetshaped occasional table, a damien hirstspotted desk and the dna band standing light. Books best sellers new releases childrens books textbooks australian authors kindle books audiobooks 116 of 1 results for books. Tales for an accelerated culture, and the gum thief, and more on. He is the author of eleanor rigby, hey nostradamus. Top 25 quotes by douglas coupland of 384 az quotes. Bookbrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfictionbooks that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Douglas coupland born 1961 is a canadian novelist, visual artist and designer. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Tales for an accelerated culture by douglas coupland, jpod by douglas co. Douglas coupland books list of books by author douglas coupland.
Oct 14, 2008 douglas coupland is a novelist who also works in visual arts and theater. Douglas coupland is a canadian visual artist, writer, and designer. Nevertheless its my favourite by him and probably in my top 5 books of all. Ive read most of his books and this is the best one, but its gone over the heads of most of the people ive lent it to. Mixing the bizarre and the mundane, douglas couplands novels explore social change and the texture of the times. Generation x is douglas couplands classic novel about the generation born in the late 1950s and 1960s. Douglas coupland was born on a canadian armed forces base in badensollingen, germany in 1961. I think some of coupland s books are exceptional, but this, like miss wyoming, is not one of them. 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. This is closer to the humour and observation of his older books with plenty of ridiculous, but it still feels like hes fallen out of love with the world.
Theres no point picking up this book unless youre prepared for the surreal, cynical style that infuses all of coupland s work. Coupland has studied art and design in vancouver, canada, milan, italy and sapporo, japan. His bestlaid plans get thrown into the spin cycle of lifes washing. Buy generation a by coupland, douglas from amazons fiction books store. He has been on a roll with his last few books, and generation a is yet. 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. Douglas coupland has a special relationship with furniture. In 1965 his family moved to vancouver, canada, where he continues to live and work.
May 11, 2010 life after god ebook written by douglas coupland. Jpod, douglas couplands most acclaimed novel to date, is a lethal joyride into todays new breed of tech worker. Xs are all babybound, the net is old hat and he is no longer the messenger bringing us the news from the front line. See all books authored by douglas coupland, including generation x. He attended the emily carr institute of art and design, the hokkaido college of art and design, instituto europeo di design, and the. My favourite book ever was genx, and just recently i had the pleasure of reading couplands microserfs and jpod, both wonderful. How ironic that douglas coupland, the man who popularized the term generation x. Douglas coupland, whose iconic novel generation x was a mcluhanesque account of our culture in fictional form, has written a compact biography of the cultural critic that interprets the life and work of his subject from inside.
Tae bo, gap, he deals with the timeless human problems best when. Douglas coupland is a novelist who also works in visual arts and theater. So you want to be initiated into the canon of coupland, but youre not quite sure. Mar 30, 2014 coupland offers an excessonexcess satire of what he may see as the worst culture ever a judgment both expressed by and embodied in raymond gunt, its wholly dominant title character. Mar 31, 2015 my favourite book ever was genx, and just recently i had the pleasure of reading coupland s microserfs and jpod, both wonderful. Colin marshall october 5, 2010 books mentioned 9 11 min read. Jpod, douglas coupland s most acclaimed novel to date, is a lethal joyride into todays new breed of tech worker. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. Martins press in 1991, is the first novel by douglas coupland. People are talking about tv the same way they used to talk about novels back in the 1980s. Coupland offers an excessonexcess satire of what he may see as the worst culture ever a judgment both expressed by and embodied in raymond gunt, its wholly dominant title character. So i made a list here of 10 books i love not my top 10, because thats impossible.
Douglas coupland goodreads author shelved 1 time as douglascoupland avg rating 3. He is the author of miss wyoming, generation x, all families are psychotic, and girlfriend in a coma, among others. Douglas coupland s tale of four strangers, holed up in an airport cocktail lounge while the world around them crumbles, has an odd tenderness, says stephanie merritt published. Oct 02, 2009 d ouglas coupland was the first novelist to come to the guardian book club with a psychological technique for encouraging readers to ask questions. Douglas coupland s most popular book is generation x. Tales for an accelerated culture 1991, literally named a generation. His novels and visual work synthesize high and low culture, web technology, religion, and changes in human existence caused by modern technologies.
Douglas couplands tale of four strangers, holed up in an airport cocktail lounge while the world around them crumbles, has an odd tenderness, says stephanie merritt published. He is also a visual artist and sculptor, furniture designer and screenwriter, as well as the author of souvenir of canada and its sequel, souvenir of canada 2. Apr 19, 2014 douglas coupland s latest book, worst. Coupland is one of those authors you either get or you dont. Recommend a first douglas coupland novel fiction ask metafilter.
Enjoy the best douglas coupland quotes at brainyquote. The website of canadian author and artist douglas coupland. Douglas couplands most popular book is generation x. Jun 15, 2002 full of surprises and insights, souvenir of canada presents us as we have never seen ourselves before in an irresistible flow of text and image. His first novel was the 1991 international bestseller generation x. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. See more ideas about books, famous author quotes and douglas coupland. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards.
An internationally traveling art exhibition, a catalogue accompanying that exhibition and a very large compendium of essays and fiction to be published in october 2016. 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. Maybe middleage is sitting uncomfortably on coupland s shoulders the gen. I love douglas coupland s older books but have been sorely disappointed by his recent publications. His fiction is complemented by recognized works in design and visual art arising from his early formal training. He has plenty of other booksthat i haventbut for me girlfriend in a coma just shades itoh yeahand i must remember now to go out and buy one of his. Jun 22, 2000 douglas coupland has a special relationship with furniture. Ethan jarlewski and five coworkers whose surnames begin with j are bureaucratically marooned in jpod, a noescape architectural limbo on the fringes of a massive vancouver game design company. Imagine theres this really bitter english guy who has. His second novel, shampoo planet, was published by pocket books in 1992. He has published thirteen novels, two collections of short.