2008 Woodie Awards
'The Corrections' author to speak on campus
Molly Colburn
Issue date: 10/19/06 Section: News
On Wednesday, Oct. 25, novelist Jonathan Franzen will be coming to Marist to speak. Part of the 2006-2007 Writers' Lecture Series, this event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Nelly Golleti Theatre in the Student Center.
The program will consist of a brief reading, as well as a Q&A session conducted by assistant dean of academic affairs Meg Franklin. Audience members will be given time to ask questions, and there will be a book signing for anyone who wants to attend. The lecture is free and open to to the public.
Franzen has been speaking for many years about his work. He has won such honors as the Whiting Writers Award in 1988, a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1996, the American Academy's Berlin Prize in 2000, and the National Book Award in 2001. His popular works include "The Twenty-Seventh City" (1988), "Strong Motion" (1992), "The Corrections" (2001), "How to Be Alone" (2002), and "The Discomfort Zone" (2006).
His latest appearances go along with his most recent work The Discomfort Zone. The memoir was written earlier this year, describing his growth throughout his childhood into adulthood. He explains how he changed from a "small and fundamentally ridiculous person" to a successful adult. Because of the popularity of "The Corrections," Franzen has many faithful readers who have helped to make this new memoir a best-seller as well.
In September 2001, Franzen's reputation seemed under fire, when he created a controversy involving Oprah Winfrey's Book Club. After agreeing to participate, he then commented in an interview with The Oregonian, "I see this as my book, my creation, and I didn't want that logo of corporate ownership on it." However, sales of "The Corrections" did not seem to suffer, and Franzen even thanked Winfrey in his acceptance speech for the National Book Award bestowed on "The Corrections."
The program will consist of a brief reading, as well as a Q&A session conducted by assistant dean of academic affairs Meg Franklin. Audience members will be given time to ask questions, and there will be a book signing for anyone who wants to attend. The lecture is free and open to to the public.
Franzen has been speaking for many years about his work. He has won such honors as the Whiting Writers Award in 1988, a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1996, the American Academy's Berlin Prize in 2000, and the National Book Award in 2001. His popular works include "The Twenty-Seventh City" (1988), "Strong Motion" (1992), "The Corrections" (2001), "How to Be Alone" (2002), and "The Discomfort Zone" (2006).
His latest appearances go along with his most recent work The Discomfort Zone. The memoir was written earlier this year, describing his growth throughout his childhood into adulthood. He explains how he changed from a "small and fundamentally ridiculous person" to a successful adult. Because of the popularity of "The Corrections," Franzen has many faithful readers who have helped to make this new memoir a best-seller as well.
In September 2001, Franzen's reputation seemed under fire, when he created a controversy involving Oprah Winfrey's Book Club. After agreeing to participate, he then commented in an interview with The Oregonian, "I see this as my book, my creation, and I didn't want that logo of corporate ownership on it." However, sales of "The Corrections" did not seem to suffer, and Franzen even thanked Winfrey in his acceptance speech for the National Book Award bestowed on "The Corrections."
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