Jonathan Franzen
About
Filmography
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Life Events
1981
Studied on a Fulbright Scholarship at Freie Universität Berlin
1987
Moved to New York
1988
Published debut novel The Twenty-Seventh City, a partly satirical thriller
1992
Tackled controversial themes such as abortion and capitalism in second novel Strong Motion
1996
Wrote literary manifesto "Perchance to Dream: In the Age of Images, a Reason to Write Novels" ("Why Bother?") published in Harper's Magazine
2001
Received National Book Award for The Corrections; novel also selected in Oprah's Book Club, but later withdrawn
2002
Named Pulitzer Prize finalist in Fiction
2007
Published English-language version of Frank Wedekind's play Spring Awakening; Franzen originally translated play for Swarthmore College's theater department in 1986
2010
Published fourth novel Freedom; also selected as part of Oprah's Book Club
2012
Released collection of essays titled Farther Away
2012
Collaborated with Noah Baumbach on HBO series adaptation "The Corrections"; pilot not picked up
