Writers & editors
Books recommended by Jonathan Franzen
Novelist and essayist
American novelist and essayist, author of The Corrections, Freedom and Crossroads.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything Jonathan Franzen has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books Jonathan Franzen recommends
1 book from 1 source. Each one links to the place where Jonathan recommended it.
Jonathan Franzen in conversation with Ramona Koval
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Desperate Characters
Explicit recommendationIn this interview he talks about championing Paula Fox's novel, which he helped bring back into print.
Jonathan Franzen in conversation with Ramona Koval Interviewramonakoval.com
Written by Jonathan Franzen
Books Jonathan Franzen wrote
Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.
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