Miss Wyoming (Paperback) Published by Humanitas Fiction. 1st edition, Paperback, pages. Author (s): Douglas Coupland (Goodreads Author), Cristina Barbu (Translator) ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language. · Hilarious, fast-paced and ultimately heart-wrenching, Miss Wyoming is about people who, after throwing off their self-made identities, begin the fearful Brand: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. The eponymous heroine of Miss Wyoming is one Susan Colgate, a teen beauty queen and low-rent soap actress. Dragooned into show business by her demonically pushy, hillbilly mother, Susan has hit rock bottom by the time Douglas Coupland's seventh book begins/5(87).
Miss Wyoming Douglas Coupland, Author Pantheon Books $23 (p) ISBN More By and About This Author. ARTICLES. All the Lonely People;. In the past Douglas Coupland's books have felt more like collections of pithy observations and good story ideas than like finished works. Miss Wyoming is the first of Coupland's books that feels like a finished narritive. Miss Wyoming by Douglas Coupland Douglas Coupland seems to be a favorite among many readers of my generation, and as canlit his books were in plentiful supply in my days shopping Chapters and Indigo. But I never picked any of his books up until I happened to see one called Girlfriend in a Coma, which as a Smiths fan I just couldn't say no to.
The novel follows two protagonists, Susan Colgate, a former Miss Wyoming, and John Johnson, a former action film producer. Both have experienced early success but now find themselves in terminal career decline and with a host of personal problems. Douglas Coupland – Miss Wyoming Gary Marshall With the success of Generation X, Douglas Coupland found himself in the role of spokesman for a disaffected generation, documenting the ennui of twentysomethings in a world where even the most radical youth movements are quickly co-opted and commercialised by the mainstream. Miss Wyoming (Paperback) Published by Humanitas Fiction. 1st edition, Paperback, pages. Author (s): Douglas Coupland (Goodreads Author), Cristina Barbu (Translator) ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language.
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