Douglas Coupland

Canadian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and graphic designer (born 1961) · Canada · Writers

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A life in dates

2010“The Internet has made me very casual with a level of omniscience that was unthinkable a decade ago. I now wonder if God gets bored knowing the answer to everything.”In their words"Transience Is Now Permanence & the Fate of the Middle Classes (Doomed)", in The Edge Annual Question - 2010: How Is the Internet ChangingRead the whole statement

“We have to count. I want to be part of history. I want a Wikipedia page. I want Google hits.”In their wordsFull title: Player One: What is to Become of Us: a Novel in Five Hours. The 2010 CBC Massey LecturesRead the whole statement

“Life need not be a story, but it does need to be an adventure.”In their wordsFull title: Player One: What is to Become of Us: a Novel in Five Hours. The 2010 CBC Massey LecturesRead the whole statement

2009“Now you young twerps want a new name for your generation? Probably not, you just want jobs, right?”In their wordsGeneration A (2009)Read the whole statement

“SOLON CR is indicated for the short-term treatment of psychological unease grounded in obsession with thinking about the near and distant future.”In their wordsGeneration A (2009)Read the whole statement

“Truly modern citizens are both charismatic and can only respond to other people with charisma. To survive, people need to become self-branding charisma robots.”In their wordsGeneration A (2009)Read the whole statement

1961Born30 December 1961

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Digital Orca, 2009, located in Vancouver

Infinite Tires, 2012, located in Vancouve

Monument to the War of 1812, 2008, located at the intersection of Fleet and Bathurst Street in Toronto

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Douglas Coupland

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The Internet has made me very casual with a level of omniscience that was unthinkable a decade ago. I now wonder if God gets bored knowing the answer to everything.
2010, "Transience Is Now Permanence & the Fate of the Middle Classes (Doomed)", in The Edge Annual Question - 2010: How Is the Internet Changing, Own words
Doug's Law: "You can have information or you can have a life, but you can't have both.
2010, Full title: Player One: What is to Become of Us: a Novel in Five Hours. The 2010 CBC Massey Lectures, Own words
We have to count. I want to be part of history. I want a Wikipedia page. I want Google hits.
2010, Full title: Player One: What is to Become of Us: a Novel in Five Hours. The 2010 CBC Massey Lectures, Own words

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Awards

Officer of the Order of Canada

About this person

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.

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Canada

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George StroumboulopoulosAlso in Design Canada (2018)

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