The Corrections is a novel of social criticism by American author Jonathan Franzen.
Chip, the middle child, is a politically correct university lecturer whose unfortunate predilection for attractive young girls lands him in a world of self-loathing and financial difficulty, and, eventually, Lithuania.
Denise, the youngest of the family, is successful in her career as a chef, but unsuccessful in fulfilling her mother's requests of finding a nice young Midwestern man to marry, not least as she begins to question her sexuality.
Franzen, a native of the Chicago suburb of Western Springs, said Monday he had sent an e-mail to the television talk show host asking her forgiveness, but had not received a reply.
Winfrey's choice of The Corrections for her club was announced Sept. 24 and Franzen had been expected to appear on her show in the next few weeks.
The Corrections, the story of an alienated Midwestern family, was a best seller before the Oprah selection and more than 500,000 copies are in print.
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