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Reading Jonathan Franzen’s ‘The Corrections,’ 25 Years Later

Jonathan Franzen’s novel, which put a Midwestern family under the microscope, came out a week before 9/11. Why are we still talking about it?

This article was originally published by NY Times Books and is republished here under license.

Jonathan Franzen’s novel, which put a Midwestern family under the microscope, came out a week before 9/11. Why are we still talking about it?

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