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The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 562 pages and is available in hardcover format. Jonathan franzen is a frequent contributor of essays, stories, and reported pieces to the new yorker. He is the author of the novels purity, freedom, the corrections. In a candid interview, jonathan franzen talks to megan ogrady about the personal roots of his epic new novel, freedom. Nine years have passed since the publication of jonathan franzens monumental novel the corrections. In his latest novel, jonathan franzen returns to fiction with a comic and tragic epic of contemporary love and marriage. Aug 29, 2010 jonathan franzens new novel, freedom, like his previous one, the corrections, is a masterpiece of american fiction. That book, a national book award winner, remains one of the best and most popular american works of literary fiction of this new century.
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