Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
Novel
By: Douglas Coupland
Date: 1991
Source: Coupland, Douglas. Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991, 105–106.
About the Author: Canadian Douglas Coupland (1961–) grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia, and studied art and design and business before turning to writing. In 1991, he published Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, which instantly turned him into the voice of the post-baby-boom cohort. Coupland followed it with a series of witty novels that explored the themes of technology, alienation, and popular culture, including Microserfs (1995) and Miss Wyoming (2000), and nonfiction works such as Souvenir of Canada (2002), a photo essay of what it means to be Canadian.
Introduction
In 1990, the last members of the baby-boom generation, roughly defined as those...
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1990's Lifestyles and Social Trends Primary Sources
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