Open AccessThe dispute between Jonathan Franzen and Oprah Winfrey
Author(s) -
Nina Bostič
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
acta neophilologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2350-417X
pISSN - 0567-784X
DOI - 10.4312/an.41.1-2.25-32
Subject(s) - club , geology , paleontology
Following the publication of Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections in September 2001, the novel was selected by Oprah's Book Club. Afterwards, Franzen commented negatively on the club's previ ous selections, upon which the invitation was withdrawn. The objective of this paper is to investigate the reasons behind Franzen's negative response, the proceeding media fall-out and the effects of the Winfrey - Franzen dispute.