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> In an essay he published in The Guardian (which is by now removed from their website, following a massive Twitter campaign against the novelist mainly because
by mrslave 5y ago
> In an essay he published in The Guardian (which is by now removed from their website, following a massive Twitter campaign against the novelist mainly because of his opinion on techno-consumerism), titled “What’s Wrong with the Modern World?”, American novelist Jonathan Franzen wrote:
For the curious, the removed article is here: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/sep/13/jonathan-franzen-wrong-modern-world https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/sep/13/jonathan-franz... and archived here: https://web.archive.org/web/20130915070641/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/sep/13/jonathan-franzen-wrong-modern-world https://web.archive.org/web/20130915070641/http://www.thegua...
- a_bonobo 5y agoIs there any source as to why it was removed? The OP says it was because of a 'massive Twitter campaign' but I can't find no source on that. I can only find some lukewarm Reddit discussion, it seems to just be a bad essay? https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/1mcuva/jonathan_franzen_whats_wrong_with_the_modern/ https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/1mcuva/jonathan_fran... or see this review https://observer.com/2013/10/bigmouth-strikes-again-what-in-the-modern-world-is-wrong-with-jonathan-franzen/ https://observer.com/2013/10/bigmouth-strikes-again-what-in-...
- dnsco 5y agoThis piece argues he was an early symbol/scapegoat in the conversation around equity in the literary world. I found it to be pretty sympathetic and enjoyable. https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/culture/22691692/jonathan-franzen-controversy-crossroads-oprah-franzenfreude https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/culture/22691692/jonathan-f...