Jonathan Franzen writes contemporary literary fiction about families whose private resentments reflect wider changes in work, technology, politics and social life. The Corrections follows the Lambert family as ageing parents and adult children move towards a final Christmas together, shifting among their separate failures, ambitions and relationships. Freedom centres on the Berglunds, a Midwestern family whose marriage, friendships and political choices unfold across several decades. Purity follows a young woman drawn into an organisation built around leaks, secrets and a charismatic founder. Franzen's novels are long, socially observant and ensemble-driven, using multiple viewpoints rather than a single central plot. His work fits contemporary American literary fiction, family saga and social novels, especially for readers interested in private lives set against broad cultural change. Read more Less
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