
Jonathan Earl Franzen (born August 17, 1959) is an American novelist and essayist. His 2001 novel, The Corrections, a sprawling, satirical family drama, drew widespread critical acclaim, earned Franzen a National Book Award, was a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist, a James Tait Black Memorial Prize and a shortlisting for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. His most recent novel, Freedom (2010), coincided with a much debated appearance on the cover of Time magazine alongside the headline "Great American Novelist"
Jonathan Franzen was born on August 17, 1959 in Western Springs, Illinois, United States. In Cardology (Destiny Cards), August 17, 1959 corresponds to the Nine of Clubs, making the Nine of Clubs his Birth Card.
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“Nice people don't necessarily fall in love with nice people.” - Jonathan Franzen