What writer best depicts what our lives are like today? i.e. What Fitzgerald was to the 1920's... that means not JK Rowling, nerds!
2006-07-11 10:12:29 · 9 answers · asked by Ella S 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Jonathan Franzen, even though I have my doubts. I specially enjoyed his 'How to be alone' essays. But in general, times have changed and writers are no longer the source of inspiration as they were in Fitzgerald's times. I would say that there are some young Latinamerican writers who are betting on a more globalized literature, and they have managed to cacth my attention. Some examples are Jorge Volpi and Roberto Bolano, among others.
2006-07-11 11:59:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
with somewhat of success no longer the earth abusers...yet heavily those are technically the era's - no longer inevitably the call of the generations, the Vikings were produced from Celtics, Scandanavians, Norse and Saxon and so on, the Roman Empire reached into Greece yet that did not make the Greek Roman.....the Victorians were contained in the USA of a, England and so on... Tudor and Stuart refers actual to the Royal Dynasty in England on the prompt...yet became no longer the entire international.... we are era X (or XY or Y counting on age) contained in the Age of ideas...damaged down only by technique of the position you stay - there are not any empires as those battles were solid and settled - so at this element you should stay in China or us of a and if you're about 30 you're era X, our mum and dad are toddler Boomers and so on...the Age of ideas began aprox. 1971.
2016-12-01 02:11:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have seen your generation and you don't have a serious contempory novelist, but if he wrote novels--which he doesn't---it would have to be Donald Trump who best exemplifies and gives a voice to what your generation holds most dear. He represents the voice of mainstream greed and materialism and he would be your guru--Sorry love---you might see if Madonna has written anything lately. If not, then your generation could be easily termed: The Forgetable Generation.
2006-07-11 10:52:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jonathan Franzen
2006-07-11 10:31:33 · answer #4 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John Updike?
Richard Ford?
Joyce Carol Oates?
Although I'm sure no author would like the burden of being the "voice of a generation."
2006-07-11 10:29:43 · answer #5 · answered by booksmart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how expansive one deems "generation" -- in today's age it's difficult to pick out just one author.
One candidate might be David Foster Wallace, who is author of Infinite Jest, among other works.
Hope this helps!
2006-07-11 11:03:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stephen King!!!
Hahahaha....
2006-07-11 10:40:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Smashed" is the novel,
but I can't remember the author's name.
2006-07-11 10:16:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
james patterson
very real books.
2006-07-11 10:52:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋