Jonathan Lethem and the Galaxy of Writing

Jonathan Lethem is a celebrated American writer known for his works such as Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude. Joseph Brooker's new scholarly study explores his writing across various genres, themes, and influences, contextualizing his fiction with broader conceptual and comparative frames.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 17 June 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Jonathan Lethem is a celebrated and significant American writer who has written numerous works, including Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude. A new scholarly study explores his writing, drawing on a deep knowledge of all his work to explore the range of his writing, from his award-winning fiction to his work in comics and criticism. The study considers five themes crucial to his work: influence and intertextuality, the role of genres such as crime, science fiction, and the Western, the imaginative production of worlds, superheroes and comic book traditions, and the representation of New York City. Close readings of Lethem's fiction are contextualized by reference to broader conceptual and comparative frames, as well as to Lethem's own voluminous non-fictional writing and his adaptation of precursors from Franz Kafka to Raymond Chandler. Rich in critical insight, Jonathan Lethem and the Galaxy of Writing demonstrates how an understanding of this author illuminates contemporary literature and culture at large.

Weight: 352g
Dimension: 155 x 231 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350235922