The Corrections

Summary

A sweeping family saga centered on the aging Lambert parents in the Midwest and their three grown children scattered across the country, each privately unraveling as a final family Christmas approaches. Franzen weaves social satire with intimate psychological realism, dissecting consumerism, pharmaceuticals, academia, and the fault lines of late twentieth century American life. The novel is widely regarded as a defining work of its era and helped revive interest in the ambitious domestic novel.