Alfred, a rigid and strict patriarch who worked as a railroad engineer, has developed Parkinson's and shows increasingly unmanageable symptoms of dementia. Jude, and the lives of each family member as the three children grow up, distancing themselves and living on the East Coast. The novel shifts back and forth through the late 20th century, intermittently following spouses Alfred and Enid Lambert as they raise their children Gary, Chip, and Denise in the traditional Midwestern suburb of St. While the novel's release preceded the September 11 terrorist attacks by ten days, many have interpreted The Corrections as having prescient insight into the major concerns and general mood of post-9/11 American life, and it has been listed in multiple publications as one of the greatest novels of the 21st century. The Corrections was published to wide acclaim from literary critics for its characterization and prose. The novel was awarded the National Book Award in 2001 and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 2002. It revolves around the troubles of an elderly Midwestern couple and their three adult children, tracing their lives from the mid-20th century to "one last Christmas" together near the turn of the millennium. The Corrections is a 2001 novel by American author Jonathan Franzen.
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