Girlfriend in a Coma
Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland, published by Harper Collins in March 1999, is a fiction novel that explores the life of high school senior Karen Ann McNeil. After sharing her troubling visions with her boyfriend Richard, Karen unexpectedly falls into a coma shortly after their first intimate encounter. Over the next seventeen years, she gives birth to their daughter, Megan, while Richard and their friends navigate a complex emotional landscape, transitioning through various careers before reuniting on a supernatural television series.
This edition presents a narrative that blends dark humor with poignant reflections on life and existence. As Karen awakens, the story delves into surreal experiences shaped by apocalyptic events, prompting Richard and their friends to confront profound questions about faith, decency, and humanity. The novel captures the essence of their journey through emotional turmoil and the search for meaning amid chaos, making it a thought-provoking read for those interested in the intricacies of relationships and the human condition. With 288 pages, this later printing edition is available in English.
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After making love for the first time, high school senior Karen Ann McNeil confides to her boyfriend Richard of the dark visions she’s been recently suffering. It’s only a few hours later on that snowy Friday night in 1979 that she descends into a coma. Nine months later she gives birth to a daughter, Megan, her child by Richard, the protagonist of this disturbingly funny novel.
Karen remains comatose for the next seventeen years. Richard and her circle of friends reside in an emotional purgatory throughout the next two decades; passing through careers as models, film special effects technicians, doctors, and demolition experts, before finally being reunited on a conspiracy–driven supernatural television series.
Upon Karen’s reawakening, life grows as surreal as their television show. With apocalyptic events occurring, Karen, Richard, and their friends explore the essential mysteries of life, faith, decency, and existence. Amid the world’s rubble they attempt to restore their own humanity.
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