An American novelist, he is best known for works such as The Corrections and Freedom. The latter novel focuses on an elderly Midwestern couple and their three children.
While attending Wayne State University, he studied abroad in Germany and became fluent in German.
He won a National Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
He married Valerie Cornell in 1982; they later divorced.
He was close friends with writer David Foster Wallace.
Jonathan Franzen Age
How old is Jonathan Franzen? He was born in 1959, he is 64 years old.
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Jonathan Franzen Wiki
| Famous as | Novelist |
|---|---|
| Age | 64 years old |
| Birthday | August 17, 1959 |
| Birthplace | Western Springs, IL |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
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Quotes by Jonathan Franzen
When I finally gave up any hope of doing anything representative of the American family, I actually seemed to have tapped into other people’s weirdness in that way.
— Jonathan Franzen
I look at my father, who was in many ways an unhappy person, but who, not long before he got sick, said that the greatest source of satisfaction in his life had been going to work in the company of other workers.
— Jonathan Franzen
I defy anyone to finish Halldor Laxness’s ‘Independent People’ without wetting the pages with tears.
— Jonathan Franzen
For most of my life, I didn’t pay attention to birds.
— Jonathan Franzen
I don’t dislike people; I love people.
— Jonathan Franzen