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Nathan Glass has come to Brooklyn to die. Divorced, retired, estranged from his only daughter, the former life insurance salesman seeks only solitude and anonymity. Then Glass encounters his long-lost nephew, Tom Wood, who is working in a local bookstore. Through Tom and his charismatic boss, Harry, Nathan's world gradually broadens to include a new set of acquaintances, which leads him to a reckoning with his past.
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The Brooklyn Follies, Paul Auster
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- Released
- 2009
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- Title
- The Brooklyn Follies
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Paul Auster
- Publisher
- Picador
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN10
- 0312429002
- ISBN13
- 9780312429003
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Humor, Love, Family, Contemporary Fiction, Friendship, USA, Relationships, American Literature, Death, Society, New York, America, Narration, Divorce, 1920s, Brooklyn
- First published
- 2005
- Original title
- The Brooklyn Follies
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Nathan Glass has come to Brooklyn to die. Divorced, retired, estranged from his only daughter, the former life insurance salesman seeks only solitude and anonymity. Then Glass encounters his long-lost nephew, Tom Wood, who is working in a local bookstore. Through Tom and his charismatic boss, Harry, Nathan's world gradually broadens to include a new set of acquaintances, which leads him to a reckoning with his past.