"Which American author wrote the 2011 novel ""The Corrections""?"
The Corrections The Corrections The Corrections is a 2001 novel by American author Jonathan Franzen. It revolves around the troubles of an elderly Midwestern couple and their three adult children, tracing their lives from the mid-20th century to "one last Christmas" together near the turn of the millennium. The novel was awarded the National Book Award in 2001 and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 2002. "The Corrections" was published to widespread acclaim from literary critics. The sense of anxiety and apprehension found in its characters has been compared with those of Americans following the September 11 terrorist attacks, despite the
The Corrections toward an acceptance – even a celebration – of being a reader and a writer." In a "Newsweek" feature on American culture during the George W. Bush administration, Jennie Yabroff said that despite being released less than a year into Bush's term and before the September 11 attacks, "The Corrections" "anticipates almost eerily the major concerns of the next seven years." According to Yabroff, a study of "The Corrections" demonstrates that much of the apprehension and disquiet that is seen as characteristic of the Bush era and post-9/11 America actually predated both. In this way, the novel is both characteristic