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Generation x is douglas couplands classic novel about the generation born in the late 1950s and 1960sa generation known until then simply as twenty somethings. This month, as douglas coupland s th novel, generation a, gathers momentum, john mullans book club looks back at his first, generation x. Since then he has published nine novels and several nonfiction books in 35 languages and most countries on earth. He has published fourteen novels, two collections of short stories, eight nonfiction books, and a number of dra.
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