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Bit rot is a term used in digital archiving to describe the way digital files can spontaneously and quickly decompose. His first novel was the 1991 international bestseller generation x. Fiction, generation x, young adults, social life and customs, dertigers, humorous stories, jeunes adultes, humorous stories 7, romans, twintigers. 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. I write and make objects and feel lucky i get to be alive on this place you call earth. It cant be easy to write a book about nihilistic characters because their very nature is dull. As coupland writes, bit rot also describes the way my brain has been feeling since 2000, as i shed older and weaker neurons and connections and enhance new and unexpected ones.
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He is a frequent contributor to the new york times, eflux, dis and vice. Adrift in the california desert, the trio develops an ascetic regime of storytelling, boozing, and. Douglas coupland has a way with words, very clever. The stories are set around a theme of a generation raised without religion. First edition, hardcover, signed and inscribed, fine in fine dust jacket, 244 pp. Douglas coupland, in full douglas campbell coupland, born dec. Oct 14, 2007 the book is not conventionally narrated, but told obliquely, through an assemblage of writings and letters, from which the reader reconstructs the story like the pieces of an ikea wardrobe. A novel by douglas coupland and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Andy, claire, and dag, each in their twenties, have quit pointless jobs in their respective hometowns to find better meaning in life. See all books authored by douglas coupland, including generation x. 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.
In bit rot, douglas coupland explores the different ways in which twentiethcentury notions of the future are being shredded, and creates a gem of the digital age. Available is a signed 1st ed1st prtg, w complete numberline to 1, of jpod by douglas coupland. Douglas coupland books list of books by author douglas. Douglas coupland canadian journalist and novelist britannica. Dont miss the dalai lamas newest, the book of joy, named one of oprahs favorite things. Their shared experience unites them in ways they never could have imagined.
Jpod, douglas couplands most acclaimed novel to date, is a lethal joyride into todays new breed of tech worker. Nancy olson, quail ridge books coupland is back and better than ever with a roller coaster ride of a book. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Martins press in 1991, is the first novel by douglas coupland. The yearlong installation, vortex, will immerse aquarium visitors in a contemplative.
Douglas coupland has 71 books on goodreads with 312914 ratings. Coupland hits the mark with his usual exceptional writing and perceptive eye. Internationallyrenowned author, artist, and designer douglas coupland is collaborating with ocean wise to highlight ocean plastic pollution in a new major sculpture exhibition that will be unveiled at vancouver aquarium on may 18, 2019. Allison hill, book soup its an extraordinarily wellwritten novel with characters you know you shouldnt be liking but do. Generation x author douglas coupland is to adapt his own novel the gum thief as a feature film after striking a deal with j. Artist douglas coupland unveiled his newest creation, a statue called the golden tree, at intracorps mc2 development project at marine drive at cambie street in vancouver on aug. See more ideas about douglas coupland, planet books and generation game.
Here you can learn more about the authors, their collaboration and their books. Find all books by douglas coupland and compare prices. As karen sleeps through the next seventeen years, richard and their circle. Welcome to the official site of douglas preston and lincoln child. I was meeting a friend for dinner in london, but first he wanted to go to blackwells books on the strand to hear coupland read from his new novel, girlfriend in a coma. Author douglas couplands complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Find and compare hundreds of millions of new books, used books, rare books and out of print books from over. Coupland, just like the internet, mixes forms to achieve his ends. Coupland was born on a canadian military base in germany.
Generation x is douglas couplands classic novel about the generation born in the late 1950s and 1960s. There is definitely a taste of the future here but the stories and parables smack of the issues facing us all now. A celebrated novelist, visual artist, and designer, douglas coupland has been making work about popular culture and the effects of the technological revolution on the human brain for more than 20 years. As a relatively young global city, vancouver can play up to its brash, breezy image. The official website of douglas preston and lincoln child books. Generation a mirrors coupland s debut novel, 1991s generation x. He is the third of four sons of douglas charles thomas who is a doctor and c. 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. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Nov 11, 2008 visit the official harlequin book site. Douglas coupland is a canadian visual artist, writer, and designer. The gum thief tells the story of roger and bethany, two staples employees from north vancouver with very different backgrounds. Douglas couplands most popular book is generation x. A highly inappropriate tale in pictures donald, the incredibly hostile juice box a story from coupland s new book of contemporary fairytales illustrated. But some of its most celebrated books are rooted in harder times, as it. Sep 12, 2009 the latest novel from generation x author douglas coupland lacks the sting of its predecessor, says james miller james miller sat 12 sep 2009 19. Nine months later she gives birth to their daughter, megan.
Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Tales for an accelerated culture new ed by douglas coupland isbn. To call coupland the john bunyon of his set would not be hyperbole, especially in light of his newest book, the. Mixing the bizarre and the mundane, douglas couplands novels explore social change and the texture of the times.
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