Douglas Coupland

The Profile

Douglas Coupland (born 1961) is a Canadian novelist, visual artist and designer, author of Generation X (1991) and Microserfs.

Author of Generation X (1991), a book that popularized the term 'Generation X'; also known for novels such as Microserfs and Miss Wyoming and for his work as a visual artist and designer.

A positive, reflective take on Douglas Coupland's Generazione X highlighting escapism and the turn toward intimate, low‑expectation lives. The reviewer praises Coupland's snapshot of a post‑yuppie generation. The review frames simplification as a fraught, desirable project.