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Essay: Is it too late to save the world? Novelist Jonathan Franzen on one year of Trump's America

Essay: Is it too late to save the world? Novelist Jonathan Franzen on one year of Trump's America | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
‘As the ice shelves crumble and the Twitter president threatens to pull out of the Paris accord’, Franzen reflects on the role of the writer in times of crisis
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In defense of Jonathan Franzen – the internet's collective punching bag

In defense of Jonathan Franzen – the internet's collective punching bag | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
There’s something splendid, and meaningful, about the fact that people can go on Twitter and be so wrong about one of America’s best writers
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If only he'd stick to fiction instead of writing deeply irritating articles condescending others.
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