Synopses & Reviews
This book is the first full-length study of Douglas Coupland, one of the twenty-first century's most innovative and influential novelists. The study explores the prolific first decade and a half of Coupland's career, from Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture (1991) to JPod (2006), a period in which he published ten novels and four significant volumes of non-fiction. Designed for students, researchers and general readers alike, the study is structured around thematically focused chapters that consider Coupland's engagement with narrative, consumer culture, space, religion and ideas of the future.
Synopsis
This book is the first full-length study of Douglas Coupland. The study explores the prolific first decade and a half of Coupland's career, from Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture (1991) to JPod (2006), a period in which he published ten novels and four significant volumes of non-fiction
About the Author
Andrew Tate is Lecturer in English at Lancaster University.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Coupland's contexts * "Denarration" or Getting a Life: Coupland and narrative * "I am not a Target Market": Coupland consumption and junk culture * Nowhere, anywhere, somewhere: Coupland and space * "You are the first generation raised without religion": Coupland and postmodern spirituality * Conclusion: JPod and the future