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- Release Date: 2008
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- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Starring: Edward Norton ... see all
- Director: Edward Norton
- Plot: Motherless Brooklyn is a Jonathan Lethem novel published in 1999. It is ostensibly a detective story set in Brooklyn. The novel won the 1999 National Book Critics Circle Award for... Read more
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| Oct 01, 2000PopMatters
Besides constructing Motherless Brooklyn on the basis of an indisputably unique premise, Lethem also succeeds in conveying the rhythm, language, and geography of Brooklyn.
On the contrary, its ingenious detective novel plot, zippy cartoon-inspired language, and memorable characters will earn the novel fans all over the planet.
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Patience is a virtue, and you will need 467 pages' worth to get through Jonathan Lethem 's new novel Chronic City . Best known for Fortress of Solitude and Motherless Brooklyn , this wonderfully talented writer spins beautifully constructed prose... ... Full Article
Motherless Brooklyn Author: Lethem, Jonathan Genre: General Novels Publisher: Vintage Books Released: 1999
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2002-01-04
Delectable Brooklyn A Review by Nita Daniel 04/01/2002 Since its initial hardcover release, I've read Motherless Brooklyn twice. You don't know me from that other girl on the bus, so I'll tell you that if I read something twice within... ... Full Article
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Perhaps it's no coincidence that Jonathan Lethem's new novel shares its title with a Roky Erikson song. After all, You Don't Love Me Yet is the humorous tale of a young indie rock band and its members' search for art... ... Full Article