Author Jonathan Franzen says Britons' prudish attitude to sex leads to harsh ...
Author Jonathan Franzen says Britons' prudish attitude to sex leads to harsh criticism of risque scenes in his books US novelist Jonathan Franzen, 62, saw his bestseller Freedom nominated for the Bad Sex in Fiction Award in 2010 The Literary Review stated it showed 'innuendo which comes over a bit Benny Hill’ But Franzen said: 'Sex is a big part of people’s lives, particularly young people'
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The British have historically been seen as having a rather prudish attitude to sex.
And one person who may agree is US author Jonathan Franzen, who believes British readers are particularly harsh critics of risqué scenes in his books.
The novelist, 62, who was once shortlisted for a Pulitzer Prize, saw his bestseller Freedom nominated for the Literary
