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Jonathan Allen Lethem (/ ˈ l iː θ əm /; 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.
“Jonathan Lethem creates a vivid portrait of the borough of Brooklyn over 50 years of profound social and economic change. . . . Anyone attuned by personal experience to the vibrancy and edginess of New York City life, or who simply enjoys reading about it, will find something to savor here.”
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.
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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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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.
- Cressida Leyshon
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...
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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.”
