The critically acclaimed second novel from the author of 'The Corrections'.
'By sheer force of his imaginative writing and his unsheathed views of American life, Franzen succeeds in joining together a love story, a family story, and a corporate-cum-environmental story. . . Distinctly original.' The New York Times
'No doubt about it: Jonathan Franzen is one of the most extraordinary writers around.' Newsweek
'Ingeniously put together. . . His ear for American vernacular is flawless. . . His gift for description has a kinetic immediacy.' The Seattle Times
'Bold, layered. . . an elaborate construct, with the stuff of several books crammed into one. . . An affirmation of Franzen's fierce imagination and distinctive seriocomic voice.' New York Times Book Review