{"product_id":"the-discomfort-zone-franzen-jonathan-9780312426408","title":"The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Discomfort Zone\u003c\/i\u003e is Jonathan Franzen's tale of growing up, squirming in his own ?er-sensitive skin, from a \"small and fundamentally ridiculous person,\" into an adult with strong inconvenient passions. Whether he's writing about the explosive dynamics of a Christian youth fellowship in the 1970s, the effects of Kafka's fiction on his protracted quest to lose his virginity, or the web of connections between bird watching, his all-consuming marriage, and the problem of global warming, Franzen is always feelingly engaged with the world we live in now. \u003ci\u003eThe Discomfort Zone\u003c\/i\u003e is a wise, funny, and gorgeously written self-portrait by one of America's finest writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Franzen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312426402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312426408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 5.84w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e115282 \/ Discomfort Zone: A Personal History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/23\/2007 pg. 28","brand":"Jonathan Franzen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44132284268799,"sku":"9780312426408","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39e11ed5-6011-4869-ab10-d99d890225c6.jpg?v=1687479308","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-discomfort-zone-franzen-jonathan-9780312426408","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}