Coupland, Douglas Campbell

COUPLAND, Douglas Campbell, writer (b 30 Dec 1961, Baden-Solingen, Germany). He was born on a NATO base and moved to W VANCOUVER as a youngster with his Canadian parents. A graduate of the EMILY CARR INSTITUTE, he was a sculptor, graphic designer and magazine journalist before leaping to prominence in 1991 with his first novel, Generation X. Heavy with irony, the novel satirizes N American consumer culture from the viewpoint of 3 young "Gen-xers" and was widely thought to have described the...

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