Douglas Coupland vs. John Updike
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Douglas Coupland
1961 – present
Douglas Coupland is a Canadian novelist, designer and visual artist. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, popularized the terms Generation X and McJob. He has published 13 novels, two collections of short stories, seven non-fiction books and a number of dramatic works and screenplays for film and television.
"Remember: the time you feel lonely is the time you most need to be by yourself. Life's cruelest irony."
John Updike
1932 – 2009
John Updike (1932–2009) was an American novelist, poet, and literary critic best known for his 'Rabbit' series of novels and his detailed portrayals of mid‑20th‑century American life. He won multiple awards including two Pulitzer Prizes for Fiction.
"It is easy to love people in memory the hard thing is to love them when they are there in front of you."
Connections
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