num_pages: 576
description: With its hilarious portrayal of a dysfunctional American family, Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections --a bestseller and a National Book Award winner--took the literary scene by storm. What is Franzen's take on life in the United States today? What are the "corrections" Franzen refers to in the title? Why did Franzen balk at being picked for Oprah's Book Club™? Answers to all these questions and more are found in the pages of this insightful guide.
language: English
title: The Corrections
titlecomplete: The Corrections
characters: Brian Callahan, Enid Lambert, Julia Vrais, Denise Lambert, Alfred Lambert, Sylvia Wroth, Chip Lambert, Gary Lambert, Robin Passafaro
genres: Fiction, Family, American, The United States Of America, Literature, Novels, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Unfinished, Audiobook
ratings_count: 179307
places: St. Jude, Illinois, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New York City, New York
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: National Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Audie Award
category: Fiction, Abridged, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Dublin Literary Award
category: Shortlist
publisher: Barnes & Noble