Polaroids from the Dead (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780060987213)

Douglas Coupland takes his sparkling literary talent in a new direction with this crackling collection of takes on life and death in North America -- from his sweeping portrait of Grateful Dead culture to the deaths of Kurt Cobain, Marilyn Monroe and the middle class.

For years, Coupland's razor-sharp insights into what it means to be human in an age of technology have garnered the highest praise from fans and critics alike. At last, Coupland has assembled a wide variety of stories and personal "postcards" about pivotal people and places that have defined our modern lives. Polaroids from the Dead is a skillful combination of stories, fact and fiction -- keen outtakes on life in the late 20th century, exploring the recent past and a society obsessed with celebrity, crime and death. Princess Diana, Nicole Brown Simpson and Madonna are but some of the people scrutinized.

Author: Douglas Coupland
ISBN-10: 0060987219
ISBN-13: 9780060987213
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Language: English
Published: 09/20/1997
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.38h x 7.36w x 0.62d