Douglas Coupland: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Douglas Campbell Coupland
Born	December 30, 1961 (age 64) • Germany
Notable Works	“Bit Rot: Stories + Essays” • “Everything’s Gone Green” • “Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture” • “Girlfriend in a Coma” • “Hey Nostradamus!” • “JPod” • “Lara’s Book: Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider Phenomenon” • “Life After God” • “Microserfs” • “Miss Wyoming” • “Polaroids from the Dead” • “The Gum Thief”

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Margaret Atwood

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Alice Munro

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Indian-born Canadian writer

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Isabella Valancy Crawford

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James Joyce

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Tom Stoppard

Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter

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G.K. Chesterton

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