Freedom A Novel
Freedom A Novel by Jonathan Franzen is a reprint edition published by Picador on October 12, 2021. This 608-page book explores the complexities of contemporary love and marriage through the lives of Patty and Walter Berglund, who were once seen as pioneers in their community. As they navigate the challenges of family life, their story delves into themes of liberty, suburban life, and the evolving dynamics of relationships in the modern world.
Readers will find a detailed examination of the Berglunds’ lives as they confront personal and societal changes. The narrative addresses issues such as the impact of teenage rebellion, the compromises of middle age, and the shifting values within their suburban environment. Franzen’s portrayal of Patty and Walter reveals their struggles and triumphs, making their experiences resonate with the realities of family life and the complexities of marriage in 21st-century America.
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Winner of the John Gardner Fiction Award • A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist
Freedom, by New York Times-bestselling author Jonathan Franzen, the author of Crossroads, is a masterly novel of contemporary love and marriage, a brilliant charting of the temptations and burdens of liberty: the thrills of teenage lust, the shaken compromises of middle age, the wages of suburban sprawl, and the heavy weight of empire.
Patty and Walter Berglund were the pioneers of old St. Paul—the gentrifiers, the hands-on parents, the avant garde of the Whole Foods generation. But now, in the new millennium, they have become a mystery. Why has their teenage son moved in with the aggressively Republican family next door? Why has Walter, once an environmental lawyer, taken a job working with Big Coal? Most startling of all, why has Patty, the perfect neighbor, turned into the local Fury?
Patty and Walter Berglund are indelible characters, and their mistakes and joys, as they struggle to learn how to live in an ever more confusing world, have become touchstones of contemporary American reality.
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