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"The good news delivered by HOW TO BE ALONE for anyone who cares is that Franzen's downbeat mood has begun to lift. No longer a miserabilist, Franzen has made a separate peace with the anachronistic calling of being a serious writer in America....A pious opportunist, Franzen earnestly lobbies for the literary theory that affords him best commercial advantage, that improves his position in the marketplace.Jonathan Franzen is the author of 'How to Be Alone Essays', published 2002 under ISBN 9780743528306 and ISBN 0743528301.
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