![]() But he’s not the only one Franzen dumps into the psychosexual stew. ![]() ![]() Chief among them is Andreas, who killed Annagret’s sexually abusive stepfather and has his own issues with physical and emotional manipulation. The names alone-Purity, Wolf-make the essential conflict clear, but that just frames a story in which every character is engaged in complex moral wrestling. A German visitor, Annagret, encourages Purity to intern in Bolivia for the Sunlight Project, a WikiLeaks-style hacker group headed by the charismatic Andreas Wolf. Purity "Pip" Tyler, the hero of Franzen’s fifth novel ( Freedom, 2010, etc.), is a bright college grad with limited prospects: burdened with student debt, she lives in an Oakland squat, makes cold calls at a go-nowhere job, and can’t stray far from an emotionally needy mom who won’t reveal who her dad is. A twisty but controlled epic that merges large and small concerns: loose nukes and absent parents, government surveillance and bad sex, gory murder and fine art. ![]()
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