by Douglas Coupland, Jordi Giménez Samanes · Destino CAT · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788497100281
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«Totes les famílies són psicòtiques» is the contemporary fiction novel by Douglas Coupland, published by Destino CAT in paperback (324 pages).
The novel follows the Drummonds, a dysfunctional Canadian family who travel to Cape Canaveral to watch the launch of a space shuttle carrying one of their daughters. Amid sibling rivalries, parent-child conflicts, ruin and absurd situations, it portrays with acerbic humour the contradictions of contemporary life.
Translation by Jordi Giménez Samanes. Catalan edition, published in 2002; part of the L'Àncora collection (no. 156). Original title: «All Families Are Psychotic».
For readers of contemporary fiction who appreciate black humour and dysfunctional family stories.
Douglas Coupland is a Canadian visual artist and writer. Trained originally as a sculptor, Coupland found unexpected success as a novelist with the publication of his 1991 international bestseller Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, which popularized the terms Generation X and McJob. He has since gone on to publish dozens of books, including novels, short story collections, and essay collections. He has also worked as a columnist and contributor for a number of periodicals, including the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Guardian, and Wired Magazine.
