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Jul 1, 2001 · Walter Kirn. Walter Kirn is a regular reviewer for The New York Times Book Review, and his work appears in The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, Time, New York, GQ and Esquire. He is the author of six previous works of fiction: My Hard Bargain: Stories, She Needed Me, Thumbsucker, Up in the Air, Mission to America and The Unbinding.
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In the book "Up in the Air" by Walter Kirn, readers are taken on a thought-provoking journey through the life of Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizer who spends most of his time traveling for work. Kirn explores themes of identity, human connection, and the impact of technology on society. This captivating novel challenges readers to question ...
LC Class. PS3561.I746 U6 2001. Preceded by. Thumbsucker (1999) Followed by. Mission to America (2005) Up in the Air is a 2001 novel by American author Walter Kirn. It was adapted into the 2009 feature film of the same name starring George Clooney.
Up In The Air. Meshing personal issues with the objective concerns of all makes for a meaningful narrative. Easily one of the best stories of 2009, Up In The Air takes a look at the conflict that occurs when grim reality shatters the life everyone imagines they will have. The most obvious example of this would be the various terminated ...
There's something wonderfully circular about the fact that Walter Kirn's novel Up In The Air, originally published in 2001, is now a $7.99 airport paperback. Like the hit film version directed by Jason Reitman and starring George Clooney, Kirn's novel affectionately skewers the modern corporate mentality that thrives on airplanes, in airports or in airport "edge city" chain hotels. Hollywood ...
Jul 3, 2001 · Show comments. Saturated with smart irony and ripe with a sense of dislocation, this third novel from the fiction editor of GQ (Thumbsucker, 1999, etc.) takes readers on a frenetic tour of Airworld, that in-flight zone of business travel where destinations bleed invisibly into connections, and connections become stations along a perpetual journey.
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Aug 13, 2002 · Books. Up in the Air: A Novel. Walter Kirn. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Aug 13, 2002 - Fiction - 320 pages. Ryan Bingham’s job as a Career Transition Counselor–he fires people–has kept him airborne for years. Although he has come to despise his line of work, he has come to love the culture of what he calls “Airworld,” finding ...
