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Why Bother
Why Bother? may refer to: * "Why Bother?" (essay), 1996 essay by American novelist Jonathan Franzen * "Why Bother?" (song), 1996 song from Weezer's album ''Pinkerton'' * ''Why Bother?'' (radio show), 1994 radio show album by Chris Morris and Peter Cook * ''Why Bother?'' (album), 2007 album from the Detroit band ADULT {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Why Bother? (essay)
"Why Bother?", originally published as "Perchance to Dream: In the Age of Images, a Reason to Write Novels", is a literary essay by American novelist Jonathan Franzen. It is often referred to as "The Harper's Essay". First published in the April 1996 issue of ''Harper's'' magazine, the essay concerns the persistence of reading within the context of technological growth and distraction. Franzen recounts his meditations on the state and possibility of the novel form, often against the backdrop of his personal experience, eventually concluding that the novel still has potential cultural agency in the United States, and often gains it by paradoxical drives of both culture and author. Background The essay was initially published in the April 1996 issue of ''Harper's'' between the publication of Franzen's novels ''Strong Motion'' (1992) and ''The Corrections'' (2001). Franzen expanded and revised the essay, re-titling it "Why Bother?", and published it in his 2002 essay collection ''Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Why Bother? (song)
Why Bother? may refer to: * "Why Bother?" (essay), 1996 essay by American novelist Jonathan Franzen * "Why Bother?" (song), 1996 song from Weezer's album ''Pinkerton'' * ''Why Bother?'' (radio show), 1994 radio show album by Chris Morris and Peter Cook * ''Why Bother?'' (album), 2007 album from the Detroit band ADULT {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
