The Twenty-Seventh City av Jonathan Franzen

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<p><b>The debut novel of <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Jonathan Franzen, the author of <i>Crossroads</i>, <i>The Twenty-Seventh City</i> is "a startling, scathing first novel about American ambition, power, politics, money, corruption and apathy" (<i>People</i>).</b><br><br>St. Louis, Missouri, is a quietly dying river city until it hires a new police chief: a charismatic young woman from Bombay, India, named S. Jammu. No sooner has Jammu been installed, though, than the city's leading citizens become embroiled in an all-pervasive political conspiracy. A classic of contemporary fiction, <i>The Twenty-Seventh City </i>shows us an ordinary metropolis turned inside out, the American Dream unraveling into terror and dark comedy.<br><br><b>"Unsettling and visionary...A book of memorable characters, surprising situations, and provocative ideas."-<i>The Washington Post</i></b><br><br><b>"An imaginative and riveting examination of our flawed society...A rare blend of entertainment a