Jonathan Franzen
4 SeriesJonathan Franzen, an American author, is known for his literary fiction and non-fiction works. Born near Chicago and raised outside St. Louis, Missouri, he graduated from Swarthmore College in 1981. Franzen furthered his education as a Fulbright scholar at the Freie Universität in Berlin and later worked in a seismology lab at Harvard University’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
In "Strong Motion" by Jonathan Franzen, Louis Holland arrives in Boston during a series of unusual earthquakes, the first of which results in his grandmother's death. As he navigates this ecological upheaval, Louis falls in love with a Harvard seismologist. Her research into the earthquakes' origins adds complexity to their relationship and his life. This standalone novel intertwines personal and environmental crises, exploring themes of independence and connection.
