Well, for that matter, what was the purpose of my first sixtyfive years. Douglas couplands latest popculture satire is light and thats ok. As the title implies, the main character, raymond gunt, is not a nice person. Now, nearly 20 years later, coupland revisits the generational divide, this time focusing on the pressures and insecurities looming on the. Tales for an accelerated culture, and the gum thief, and more on. Buy jpod by coupland, douglas from amazons fiction books store. Douglas coupland goodreads author shelved 1 time as douglascoupland avg rating 3. It explores new ways of storytelling in a digital world. Douglas coupland pronounced kohplend born 30 december 1961 is a canadian writer, designer and visual artist. The book is written in the first person, in what is known as the unreliable narrator style. Liz dunn isnt morbid, shes just a lonely woman with a very pragmatic outlook on life. First edition, hardcover, signed and inscribed, fine in fine dust jacket, 244 pp.
Below is a list of douglas reemans books in order of when they were first published as well as in chronological order when necessary. Douglas coupland is canadian, born on a canadian air force base near badenbaden, germany, in 1961. 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. Although god makes no personal appearances here, hes represented by the ghost of an 18yearold football player whose life touched all the aimless souls wandering through. The first and only story of love and looming apocalypse set in the aisles of an office supply superstore. Normally id ask you to shoot me if i said that a book.
Andy, claire, and dag, each in their twenties, have quit pointless jobs in their respective hometowns to find better meaning in life. Douglas coupland was born on a canadian nato base in badensollingen, west germany, on 30 december, 1961. See more ideas about douglas coupland, planet books and generation game. Books by douglas coupland douglas coupland average rating 3. Douglas reeman served in the royal navy in the atlantic and mediterranean campaigns during world war two. Douglas coupland is a novelist who also work in visual arts and theater. He is the author of the international bestsellers generation a and jpod, and nine other novels, among them the gum thief, hey nostradamus. Based on the douglas and angus muniments in the possession of the earl of home contents. This month, as douglas couplands th novel, generation a, gathers momentum, john mullans book club looks back at his first, generation x. He has published fourteen novels, two collections of short stories, eight nonfiction books, and a number of dra. Douglas coupland oc obc born 1961 is a canadian novelist and artist. Bookstore in douglas, douglas foursquare uses cookies to provide you with an optimal experience, to personalize ads that you may see, and to help advertisers measure the results of their ad campaigns. Read douglas coupland s seminal novel generation x, and discuss his approach to storytelling and what each book says about the power of fiction. In 1965 his family moved to vancouver, canada, where he continues to live and work.
Douglas coupland is a novelist who also works in visual arts and theater. Join students at douglas college and start selling today. Sep 11, 2009 this month, as douglas coupland s th novel, generation a, gathers momentum, john mullans book club looks back at his first, generation x. Baby book soft books for babies douglas cuddle toy. Generation a mirrors couplands debut novel, 1991s generation x. Liz dunn, unmarried and unattached, works as a cubicle clone at some communications firm in vancouver and appears to have few passions, obsessions, vocations, or hobbies. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He grew up in a canadian military family and went on to study science at university before finally studying art at the emily carr university of art and design. 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. A remembrance of things past that turns inexplicably into a harbinger of the apocalypseas well as couplands hey nostradamus. Although god makes no personal appearances here, hes represented by the ghost of an 18yearold football player whose life touched all the aimless. Mar 30, 2014 like you, i consider myself a reasonable enough citizen, explains raymond gunt, the narrator of douglas couplands new novel, in the books opening paragraph. A novel by douglas coupland and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Douglas couplands tale of four strangers, holed up in an airport cocktail lounge while the world around them crumbles, has an odd tenderness, says. His first novel was the 1991 international bestseller generation x. Douglas coupland was born on a canadian armed forces base in badensollingen, germany, in 1961. He is the author of the novels miss wyoming, generation x, and girlfriend. Douglas coupland is a canadian author who is credited with popularising the terms generation x and mcjob in his 1991 novel, generation x.
His art has appeared in the vancouver art gallery, the royal. He grew up in a canadian military family and went on to study science at university before finally studying art at the emily carr university of art and design, then at the design institute in italy. In douglas couplands ingenious new novelsort of a clerks meets whos afraid of virginia woolfwe meet roger, a divorced, middleaged aisles associate at staples, condemned to restocking reams of 20lb. Their shared experience unites them in ways they never could have imagined. Overweight, underemployed, and living in a nondescript condo with nothing.
His fiction is complemented by recognized works in design and visual art arising from his early formal training. In 1991, douglas coupland burst onto the literary scene with the groundbreaking generation x, a novel that brilliantly captured the minds and imaginations of those who stepped tentatively across the threshold of adulthood in the late 1980s. The legendary fbi criminal profiler, numberone new york times bestselling author, and inspiration for the hit netflix show mindhunter delves deep into the lives and crimes of four of the most disturbing and complex predatory killers, offering neverbeforerevealed details about his. His fiction is complemented by recognized works in design and visual art arising from his. City of glass is a book by canadian author douglas coupland, published by douglas and mcintyre in 2000, featuring short essays and photographs of his home town of vancouver, british columbia.
Since then, coupland has written twelve more novels, which have been published in most languages. Buy a cheap copy of eleanor rigby book by douglas coupland. Books2go helps students buy and sell used university textbooks. In 1991, before the internet, canadian coupland wrote about historical overdosing in his novel generation x to live in. Jun 04, 2007 buy jpod by coupland, douglas from amazons fiction books store.
Coupland has studied art and design in vancouver, canada, milan, italy and sapporo, japan. His novels include generation x, microserfs, all families are psychotic, hey nostradamus. Attempt your own campfire scenario with some friends. Talking viruses, diving mexico and clive cussler on scuba radio march 8, 2020. Isbn 9781582341651 9781582341651 hardcover, bloomsbury usa. Blessed possibilities was published in 2016, followed by advanced how to. He has written 37 novels under his own name as well as 28 novels featuring richard and adam bolitho under the pseudonym alexander kent. The douglas book by fraser, william, sir, 18161898. Douglas college bookstore 1250 pinetree way coquitlam, bc v3b 7x3 including web order inquries 604. Collect all the books from douglas cuddle toy today and start creating your childs library with engaging baby books to treasure forever. Douglas coupland first came to prominence as the author of generation x 1995. Find signed collectible books by douglas coupland english.
He is the author of the novels miss wyoming, generation x, and girlfriend in a. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller generation x. Showing 112 of 19 results sort by popularity sort by average rating sort by latest sort by price. Unlocking the secrets of serial killers and predators by. Douglas college bookstore 700 royal avenue new westminster, bc v3m 5z5 604. Like much of couplands writing, it occupies the perplexing hinterland between optimism about the future and everyday apocalyptic paranoia. Douglas coupland inscribed and signed by the author on the title page. He followed that with a sequence of evermore daring and inventive novels, including life after god, girlfriend in a coma and hey nostradamus. Bond paper for the rest of his life and rogers cowor. Life after god by douglas coupland nook book ebook.
Each essay deals with a different aspect of the city, such as the glass condominium towers which dominate the vancouver skyline and give the book its title. Douglas reeman became a published author in 1958 with the standalone title a prayer for the ship. Tales for an accelerated culture, popularized terms such as mcjob and generation x. Like you, i consider myself a reasonable enough citizen, explains raymond gunt, the narrator of douglas couplands new novel, in the books opening paragraph. Douglas coupland is the author of twelve novels, including generation x and microserfs, and several works of nonfiction, including polaroids from the dead. 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. All families are psychotic is the third and second best coupland novel ive read this year and i would have never picked up the authors work without goodreads so, um, thanks, otis and co. Douglas coupland books list of books by author douglas coupland. Douglas coupland is a canadian visual artist, writer, and designer. Books2go douglas connect with students at douglas to. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Douglas coupland books list of books by author douglas. Douglas coupland was born on a nato base in germany in 1961.
His novels include eleanor rigby, generation x, all families are psychotic, hey nostradamus. See all books authored by douglas coupland, including generation x. His first novel, generation x, was published in march of 1991. 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.