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Jonathan Allen Lethem ( / ˈliːθəm /; [1] born February 19, 1964) is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. His first novel, Gun, with Occasional Music, a genre work that mixed elements of science fiction and detective fiction, was published in 1994.
Books-A-Million. “ [An] intricately excavated, breathtaking tale of imperiled childhood in a fitfully gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhood. . . . With Brooklyn as a microcosm of human folly and strife, Lethem’s virtuoso, many-faceted novel is trenchant, hilarious, wrenching, and tender.”. —BOOKLIST (starred)
Oct 1, 2023 · Before “a writer living in Brooklyn” became a tiresome stereotype, there was Jonathan Lethem, who — like Bernard Malamud and Betty Smith before him — was actually born and raised in Brooklyn,...
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Jonathan Allen Lethem (born February 19, 1964) is an American novelist, essayist and short story writer. His first novel, Gun, with Occasional Music, a genre work that mixed elements of science fiction and detective fiction, was published in 1994. It was followed by three more science fiction novels.
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Oct 6, 2023 · Jonathan Lethem's narrative is a nonlinear mosaic; an amalgamation of vignettes coming together to create a beautiful, gritty, impeccably researched portrait of Brooklyn, its history, and...
Sep 28, 2023 · Jonathan Lethem, photographed at the 2022 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, revises his own early fictional portrayals in “Brooklyn Crime Novel.”
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Oct 24, 2022 · Cressida Leyshon interviews the author Jonathan Lethem about “Narrowing Valley,” his story from the October 31, 2022, issue of The New Yorker.
