
Polaroids from the Dead book by Douglas Coupland
By Douglas CouplandDouglas Coupland takes his sparkling literary talent in a new direction with this crackling collection of takes on life and death in North America -- from his sweeping portrait of Grateful Dead culture to the deaths of Kurt Cobain, Marilyn Monroe and the middle class.For years, Coupland's razor-sharp insights into what it means to be human in an age of technology have garnered the highest praise from fans and critics alike. At last, Coupland has assembled a wide variety of stories and personal "postcards" about pivotal people and places that have defined our modern lives. Polaroids from the Dead is a skillful combination of stories, fact and fiction -- keen outtakes on life in the late 20th century, exploring the recent past and a society obsessed with celebrity, crime and death. Princess Diana, Nicole Brown Simpson and Madonna are but some of the people scrutinized.
Book details
- Hardcover
- 198 pages
- English
- 0060391499
- 9780060391492
About Douglas Coupland
douglas coupland is canadian, born on a canadian air force base near baden-baden, germany, on december 30, 1961. in 1965 his family moved to vancouver, can Read More about Douglas Coupland
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