'_I was looking for a quiet place to die. Someone recommended
Brooklyn, and so the next morning I travelled down there from
Westchester to scope out the terrain . . ._'
So begins Paul Auster's remarkable new novel, _The Brooklyn Follies_.
Set against the backdrop of the contested US election of 2000, it
tells the story of Nathan and Tom, an uncle and nephew double-act. One
in remission from lung cancer, divorced, and estranged from his only
daughter, the other hiding away from his once-promising academic
career, and, indeed, from life in general.
Having accidentally ended up in the same Brooklyn neighbourhood, they
discover a community teeming with life and passion. When Lucy, a
little girl who refuses to speak, comes into their lives, there is
suddenly a bridge from their pasts that offers them the possibility of
redemption. Infused with character, mystery and humour, these lives
intertwine and become bound together as Auster brilliantly explores
the wider terrain of contemporary America - a crucible of broken
dreams and of human folly.
'Auster at the top of his game. This superb novel about human folly
turns out to be tremendously wise.' _New Statesman_
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ISBN
9780571246137
Publisert
2015
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Faber & Faber
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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