{"product_id":"polaroids-from-the-dead-9780060987213","title":"Polaroids from the Dead","description":"Douglas Coupland takes his sparkling literary talent in a new direction with this crackling collection of takes on life and death in North America -- from his sweeping portrait of Grateful Dead culture to the deaths of Kurt Cobain, Marilyn Monroe and the middle class.\u003cp\u003eFor years, Coupland's razor-sharp insights into what it means to be human in an age of technology have garnered the highest praise from fans and critics alike. At last, Coupland has assembled a wide variety of stories and personal \"postcards\" about pivotal people and places that have defined our modern lives. \u003cem\u003ePolaroids from the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e is a skillful combination of stories, fact and fiction -- keen outtakes on life in the late 20th century, exploring the recent past and a society obsessed with celebrity, crime and death. Princess Diana, Nicole Brown Simpson and Madonna are but some of the people scrutinized.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoupland, Douglas:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDouglas Coupland is the author of twelve novels, including \u003cem\u003eGeneration X\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMicroserfs\u003c\/em\u003e, and several works of nonfiction, including \u003cem\u003ePolaroids from the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives and works in Vancouver, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459893825810,"sku":"9780060987213","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1f41d0fb-4e24-49d5-9904-e22f28ee2de3.jpg?v=1730012345","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/polaroids-from-the-dead-9780060987213","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}