Polaroids from the Dead

Polaroids from the Dead
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Publisher : HarperPerennial Canada
Total Pages : 198
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ISBN-10 : 0006392512
ISBN-13 : 9780006392514
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Book Synopsis Polaroids from the Dead by : Douglas Coupland

Download or read book Polaroids from the Dead written by Douglas Coupland and published by HarperPerennial Canada. This book was released on 2003 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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