by Douglas Coupland · Abacus · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780349108391
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«Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture» is Douglas Coupland's novel, published by Abacus in paperback (224 pages, in English).
Andy, Dag and Claire, three twenty-somethings raised amid divorce, Watergate and Three Mile Island, park their careers and settle in the California desert. Between precarious jobs and alcohol, they cope with their disillusionment by telling each other darkly humorous stories full of pop culture: a biting portrait of a disenchanted generation.
Douglas Coupland's debut novel, originally published in 1991; this Abacus edition dates from November 7, 1996.
Aimed at readers of contemporary fiction and social satire, interested in the portrait of youthful disillusionment of the 1980s and 1990s.
Douglas Coupland is a Canadian visual artist and writer. Trained originally as a sculptor, Coupland found unexpected success as a novelist with the publication of his 1991 international bestseller Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, which popularized the terms Generation X and McJob. He has since gone on to publish dozens of books, including novels, short story collections, and essay collections. He has also worked as a columnist and contributor for a number of periodicals, including the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Guardian, and Wired Magazine.
