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Jonathan Earl Franzen is an American novelist and essayist. His 2001 novel, The Corrections, a sprawling, satirical family drama, drew widespread critical acclaim, earned Franzen a National Book Award, was a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist, earned a James Tait Black Memo… 

Full Name Jonathan Franzen
Net Worth $10 Million
Date Of Birth August 17, 1959
Place Of Birth Western Springs, Illinois, United States
Profession Writer, Novelist, Essayist, Film Producer
Education Free University of Berlin (1981–1982), Swarthmore College
Nationality United States of America
Spouse Valerie Cornell (m. 1982–1994)
Parents Irene Franzen, Earl T. Franzen
Siblings Bob Franzen, Tom Franzen
Partner Kathryn Chetkovich
Nicknames Jonathan Earl Franzen
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/jonathanfranzen
IMDB http://imdb.com/name/nm1676552
Awards Oprah’s Book Club, National Book Award for Fiction, Whiting Awards, New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year, Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada
Nominations Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, International Dublin Literary Award, National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Fiction, National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism, Goodreads Choice Awards Favorite Book
Movies Emptying The Skies, The Corrections
Fact
1 Adheres to a strict regime of writing by doing so only at his office which is sombre and devoid of such distractions as Internet connections. His writing desk is generally naked except for his computer.
2 Cites Charles Dickens as one of his favorite authors.
3 Is an avid bird watcher and environmentalist.
4 His novel The Corrections was selected and later withdrawn from Oprah Winfrey’s Book Club.

Writer

Title Year Status Character
Purity TV Series based on the novel by – 2 episodes, 2017 teleplay – 1 episode, 2017 pre-production
The Corrections 2012 TV Movie novel

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Purity 2017 TV Series executive producer – 2 episodes pre-production
Emptying the Skies 2013 Documentary executive producer

Self

Title Year Status Character
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2016 TV Series Himself
Jeopardy! 2016 TV Series Himself – Celebrity Contestant
Efter Tio 2011-2015 TV Series Himself – Guest / Himself
CBS This Morning 2015 TV Series Himself – Author
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015 TV Series Himself – Author
Skavlan 2011-2015 TV Series Himself – Guest
Revenge of the Mekons 2013 Documentary Himself
Emptying the Skies 2013 Documentary Himself
Philip Roth: Unmasked 2013 Himself
Fünf Tage mit Jonathan Franzen 2012 TV Movie documentary Himself
Birders: The Central Park Effect 2012 Documentary Himself
Les Carnets de route de François Busnel 2011 TV Series documentary Himself
Via llibre 2011 TV Series Himself
Real Time with Bill Maher 2011 TV Series Himself
Le grand journal de Canal+ 2011 TV Series documentary Himself
The Oprah Winfrey Show 2010 TV Series Himself
Late Review 2010 TV Series Himself – Reviewee
The Simpsons 2006 TV Series Himself
Berlin Mitte 2003 TV Series Himself
Charlie Rose 1996-2002 TV Series Himself – Guest / Himself
Bestseller 2002 TV Series Himself – Author

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