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- Born: February 19, 1964
- Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
- Literary Genre: Literary, Science Fiction, Comics
- Awards: MacArthur Fellowship, National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction,
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Jonathan Lethem is an American literary and genre author and essayist.
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Career
Jonathan Letham credits the work of science fiction author Phillip K. Dick as being “as formative an influence as marijuana or punk rock — as equally responsible for beautifully f**king up my life, for bending it irreversibly along a course I still travel.” A bohemian childhood and a lifelong appreciation of science fiction movies and comic books shapes his work as an adult, which is, much like the works of Margaret Atwood or Michael Chabon, considered by critics to be serious literature despite its unapologetic genre bent.-
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Jonathan Lethem on Amazon
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The Fortress of Solitude - $14.95
This is the story of two boys, Dylan Ebdus and Mingus Rude. They are friends and neighbors, but because Dylan is white and Mingus is black, their friendship is not simple. This i...Amazon
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The Fortress of Solitude - $14.95
The Fortress of Solitude is the story of Dylan Ebdus growing up white and motherless in downtown Brooklyn in the 1970s. It’s a neighborhood where the entertainments include ...Amazon
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Gun, with Occasional Music (Harvest Book) - $14.00
Gumshoe Conrad Metcalf has problems-there's a rabbit in his waiting room and a trigger-happy kangaroo on his tail. Near-future Oakland is a brave new world where evolved animals ar...Amazon
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Chronic City - $27.00
The acclaimed author of Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude returns with a roar with this gorgeous, searing portrayal of Manhattanites wrapped in thei...Amazon
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Jonathan Lethem Questions
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Whatever happened to Jonathan Taylor Thomas? 1 AnswerJonathan Taylor Thomas has gone off the entertainment scene altogether at the moment. His last work was as the Director of a short film called "The Extra" in 20... read more -
Whatever happened to Jonathan Taylor Thomas? 1 AnswerJonathan Taylor Thomas has gone off the entertainment scene altogether at the moment. His last work was as the Director of a short film called "The Extra" in 20... read more
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Have you heard of Jonathan Coulton? 3 AnswersHe's a singer, songwriter, former computer programmer and Yale graduate. His discography includes "Smoking Monkey (2003) Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow (2004... read more
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Jonathan Lethem Personal Timeline
- February 19, 1964: Born
- 1982: Drops out of Bennington College
- 1989: Publishes first short story
- 1995: Moves back to Brooklyn from the San Francisco Bay Area
- 1999: Wins the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
- 2004: Wins a MacArthur Fellowship
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Jonathan Lethem Publications Timeline
- 1994: Gun, With Occasional Music
- 1995: Amnesia Moon
- 1996: The Wall of the Sky, The Wall of the Eye
- 1997: As She Climbed Across The Table
- 1998: Girl In Landscape
- 1999: Motherless Brooklyn
- 2000: This Shape We're In
- 2003: Fortress of Solitude
- 2004: Men and Cartoons
- 2005: The Disappointment Artist
- 2006: How We Got Insipid
- 2007: You Don't Love Me Yet | Omega The Unknown
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@may_gun One who really impressed me was Frank Muller, who read Jonathan Lethem's Motherless Brooklyn beautifully.
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NYTimes Top 10 of 2009: Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It/ Maile Meloy; Chronic City/ Jonathan Lethem; A Gate at the Stairs/ Lorrie Moore
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Jonathan Lethem writes about Bill Simmons's "The Book of Basketball," which I'm currently reading albeit slowly: http://tinyurl.com/ybkg9pg
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RT @camdenlockbooks: If you enjoy Thomas Pynchon I'd recommend Jonathan Lethem's Chronic City coming out on Xmas Eve.
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If you enjoy Thomas Pynchon I'd recommend Jonathan Lethem's Chronic City coming out on Xmas Eve.
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