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Franzen: TV Now a 'Friend', Not Novel's Enemy
19 Sep
Summary
- Jonathan Franzen's novel 'The Corrections' is an eight-part Netflix series.
- Meryl Streep will play the matriarch Enid Lambert in the adaptation.
- Franzen finds creating new work to be a 'horrible' and transformative process.
Novelist Jonathan Franzen, formerly a critic of television, now views it as a valuable medium for serious storytelling, a perspective that has facilitated the adaptation of his acclaimed novel, 'The Corrections.' Initially hesitant about a TV version, Franzen has co-written an eight-part Netflix series, set to star Meryl Streep as the central character, Enid Lambert. He admits that the process of creating new literary works is a deeply challenging and transformative experience.
Franzen's highly successful 2001 novel, 'The Corrections,' which draws from his own midwestern upbringing and family dynamics, is now slated for a major television production. The author, who once famously decried television's impact on literature, has found himself embracing the medium after watching acclaimed series. This shift in perspective underscores a evolving relationship between literature and television in the contemporary media landscape.
