Life after god book by douglas coupland official publisher page. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Douglas coupland oc obc born 1961 is a canadian novelist and artist. Life after god is illustrated with childlike drawings of cute animals, appliances, barren landscapes, road signs and other symbols, a faux naif.
The first and only story of love and looming apocalypse set in the aisles of an office supply superstore. He is the author of the novels miss wyoming, generation x, and girlfriend in a coma, among others, as well as the nonfiction works life after god and polaroids from the dead. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1998, and was written by douglas coupland. He is the author of the international bestsellers generation x and jpod, and nine other novels, including the gum thief, hey nostradamus. Ill include life after god, city of glass, terry, both souvenirs of canada, polaroids from the dead, and god hates japan in an expanded version. Each are very profound, and all of coupland s weakenesses as a writerthe cutesiness and hipster lingo, the product placement in place of character development, the fauxkerouac proseare. The general picture is of people fast becoming the kind. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 291 pages and is available in paperback format. A compilation of short stories reflecting on life s trials and regrets of one man and trying to understand what it all means.
Life after god is a highly unusual, complex set of stories, all told in first person, as if they were directly based on the author. Since then he has published eleven novels and several nonfiction books in 35 languages and most countries on earth. Download life after god ebook for free in pdf and epub format. His first novel, the 1991 international bestseller generation x. Life after god douglas coupland pocket books, 360 pgs.
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