“I just want to show society what people born after 1960 think about things…We’re sick of stupid labels, we’re sick of being marginalized in lousy jobs, and we’re tired of hearing about ourselves from others.” —Douglas Coupland, Boston Globe, 1991

Coupland’s Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture touched a nerve with the post-baby boomers. Told by three disaffected 20-somethings in the ’90s searching for meaning in their monotonous lives, Coupland’s first novel captured the ennui and angst of a generation. Originally envisioned as a non-fiction handbook, the novel began as a series of short articles in Vancouver magazine. The biting and witty novel eventually became a global phenomenon, popularizing terms such as “Generation X” and “McJob.”

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© Douglas Coupland

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