The Failure. Stories from The Corrections: Das Hörbuch zum Sprachen lernen mit ausgewählten Kurzgeschichten. Niveau B1

by Jonathan Franzen

Englisch lernen mit Jonathan St. Jude, eine Stadt im Alfred, der pensionierte Ingenieur, leidet an Parkinson, seine Frau Enid unter einem Ordnungs- und Sparwahn und ihr gescheiterter Sohn Chip versucht in New York sein Glück. Jonathan Franzen beschreibt mit kraftvoller Sprache das Gefühls- und Beziehungsgeflecht einer sich auflösenden Familie. Die beiden Erzählungen „St. Jude“ und „The Failure“ bilden die Grundlage für den Erfolgsroman „The Corrections“. Zwei ausgewählte 1) St. Jude 2) The Failure

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Published March 1, 2005

About the author

Jonathan Earl Franzen is an American novelist and essayist. His 2001 novel The Corrections drew widespread critical acclaim, earned Franzen a National Book Award, was a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist, earned a James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. His novel Freedom (2010) garnered similar praise and led to an appearance on the cover of Time magazine alongside the headline "Great American Novelist". Franzen's latest novel Crossroads was published in 2021, and is the first in a projected trilogy.
Franzen has contributed to The New Yorker magazine since 1994. His 1996 Harper's essay "Perchance to Dream" bemoaned the state of contemporary literature. Oprah Winfrey's book club selection in 2001 of The Corrections led to a much publicized feud with the talk show host.