... idea of what books and literature are for ... serious fiction ... It is for people who may be a little isolated ... may be isolated by the very f… - Jonathan Franzen
" "... idea of what books and literature are for ... serious fiction ... It is for people who may be a little isolated ... may be isolated by the very fact that they like to read books. And that my job really is to participate in that community and make that human connection. So, I went from trying to impress people or change them ... to just trying to make that connection.
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About Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan Franzen (born August 17, 1959) is an American novelist and essayist.
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Jonathan Earl Franzen
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