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Senest opdateret 19. juni

Af Paul Auster

1. udgave fra 2005 på forlaget Faber & Faber

ISBN: 05-7122-497-0

pris: 120 kr – stand: ★★★★★★

Vægt: 650 gram

'I was looking for a quiet place to die. Someone recommended Brooklyn, and so the next morning I traveled down there from Westchester to scope out the terrain...' So begins Paul Auster's remarkable new novel, The Brooklyn Follies. Set against the backdrop of the contested US election of 2000, it tells the story of Nathan and Tom, an uncle and nephew double-act. One in remission from lung cancer, divorced, and estranged from his only daughter, the other hiding away from his once-promising academic career, and life in general. Having accidentally ended up in the same Brooklyn neighbourhood, they discover a community teeming with life and passion. When Lucy, the little girl who refuses to speak, comes into their lives there is suddenly a bridge from their pasts that may offer them the possibility of redemption. Filled with stories and characters, mystery and fraud, these lives intertwine and become bound together as Auster brilliantly explores the wider terrain of contemporary America - a crucible of broken dreams and of human folly. contemporary America Auster's reputation and sales have never been higher, with Oracle Night selling over 20,000 copies in hardback Blanket review and feature coverage across the media A novel with great crossover commerical appeal beyond the traditional Auster fanbase