{"product_id":"the-fortress-of-solitude-paperback","title":"The Fortress of Solitude - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Lethem\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e EDITORS' CHOICE.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eMotherless Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e, comes the vividly told story of Dylan Ebdus growing up white and motherless in downtown Brooklyn in the 1970s. In a neighborhood where the entertainments include muggings along with games of stoopball, Dylan has one friend, a black teenager, also motherless, named Mingus Rude. Through the knitting and unraveling of the boys' friendship, Lethem creates an overwhelmingly rich and emotionally gripping canvas of race and class, superheros, gentrification, funk, hip-hop, graffiti tagging, loyalty, and memory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A tour de force.... Belongs to a venerable New York literary tradition that stretches back through \u003ci\u003eGo Tell It on the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Walker in the City\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCall it Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the richest, messiest, most ambitious, most interesting novels of the year.... Lethem grabs and captures 1970s New York City, and he brings it to a story worth telling.\" --\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 muggings along with games of stoopball. In that world, Dylan has one friend, a black teenager, also motherless, named Mingus Rude. As Lethem follows the knitting and unraveling of their friendship, he creates an overwhelmingly rich and emotionally gripping canvas of race and class, superheros, gentrification, funk, hip-hop, graffiti tagging, loyalty, and memory. The Fortress of Solitude\" is the first great urban coming of age novel to appear in years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJONATHAN LETHEM is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of nine novels, including \u003ci\u003eDissident Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fortress of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Motherless Brooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e; three short story collections; and two essay collections, including \u003ci\u003eThe Ecstasy of Influence\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. A recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, Lethem's work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eand The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.04 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 24, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (2005)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755641405728,"sku":"9780375724886","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/32980e30bbb55d8d203c55525b0b2a80.webp?v=1780064447","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-fortress-of-solitude-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}