![]() ![]() ![]() “And that is why it is so unfortunate that this is being cast as arrogant Franzen and popular Winfrey.” It was not until late yesterday afternoon that Winfrey, famously forgiving, welcomed him to her show. “Oprah Winfrey is bent on demonstrating that estimates of the size of the audience for good books is too small,” he said at the time. Almost immediately, Franzen hedged and backtracked. ![]() Recall back to 2001, to the snub that launched 1,000 quips: Franzen referred to several of Oprah’s book-club picks as “schmaltzy” and “one-dimensional.” In response, Oprah, who had recently chosen Franzen’s The Corrections for said book club, summarily rescinded her invitation for the author to appear on her show. Celebrated talk-show host Oprah Winfrey and de mode bespectacled novelist Jonathan Franzen have officially ended their decade-long enmity. ![]()
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