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His first novel, gun, with occasional music, a genre work that mixed elements of science fiction and detective fiction, was published in 1994. From the national book critics circle awardwinning author of motherless brooklyn, comes the vividly. How are they different from the rest of the narrative. The fortress of solitude is a 2003 semi autobiographical novel by jonathan lethem set in brooklyn and spanning the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. Neil gaimans american gods is the story i now most want to see as a tv show adaptation. The year is 1999 and, although it is dylans first time home after almost a decade spent living in california, the trip is hardly a triumphant return to the old neighborhood. The last section of jonathan lethems the fortress of solitude 2003 opens with the protagonist dylan getting dumped by his girlfriend abby. It was entirely possible that one song could destroy your life.
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