Douglas Coupland is probably best known as the writer who coined the term "Generation X."  He has been aptly described as "the Dalai Lama" of that generation.  The author of five novels--Generation X, Shampoo Planet,  Microserfs, Girlfriend in a Coma, and Miss Wyoming--as well as two collections of short stories, Coupland is extremely popular and material by and about him is widely available on the web.  One thing that will not be found on web sites devoted to him, however, is his chapter in Technology and the Future, since it was published under the pseudonym of Sandra Noguchi. Coupland was born in 1961 on a NATO base in West Germany.  He was raised and still lives in Vancouver, Canada.

Links:

Coupland's "Reverse Time Capsule" on Hotwired (a wonderful complement to the "packing list for 2195" included in Technology and the Future).

The Coupland File (an excellent fan site).

Douglas Coupland, "Bench Press Your IQ" (another fine fan site).

Biography and bibliographic information about Coupland from the National Library of Canada.

Interview by Alexander Lawrence (undated, but apparently 1994 or early 1995).

"From Fear to Eternity," e-mail interview with Coupland in Spike magazine (1996) in English (or German).

Coupland's travel diary in Slate (March 19-25, 1998).

Coupland rants on airline hubs in Hotwired.

Interviews in other languages:
          Dutch
          French
          Catalan
          Spanish

Study Guide to Girlfriend in a Coma.

Erik Mortensen's "Bogus" Tribute to Coupland.

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Updated June 20, 2001