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Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Now, nearly 20 years later, coupland revisits the generational divide, this time focusing on the pressures and insecurities looming on the. The stories are set around a theme of a generation raised without religion. Even though eleanor rigby has the same form as couplands. In 1991, douglas coupland burst onto the literary scene with the groundbreaking generation x, a novel that brilliantly captured the minds and imaginations of those who stepped tentatively across the threshold of adulthood in the late 1980s. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 291 pages and is available in paperback format. Life after god by douglas coupland overdrive rakuten. Free download or read online life after god pdf epub book. The jacket for the hardcover book reads you are the first generation to be raised without religion. Read lots of coupland after that but it remains my joint favorite with life after god. Artist douglas coupland unveiled his newest creation, a statue called the golden tree, at intracorps mc2 development project at marine. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller generation x. Couplands style and influence is almost inseparable from the culture hes commented on. He has written and performed for the royal shakespeare company in stratford, england, and in 2001 resumed his practice as a.
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