{"product_id":"the-brooklyn-follies-paperback","title":"The Brooklyn Follies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Auster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eOracle Night\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1\u003c\/i\u003e, an exhilarating, whirlwind tale of one man's accidental redemption.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNathan Glass has come to Brooklyn to die. Divorced, estranged from his only daughter, the retired life insurance salesman seeks only solitude and anonymity. Then Nathan finds his long-lost nephew, Tom Wood, working in a local bookstore--a far cry from the brilliant academic career he'd begun when Nathan saw him last. Tom's boss is the charismatic Harry Brightman, whom fate has also brought to the \"ancient kingdom of Brooklyn, New York.\" Through Tom and Harry, Nathan's world gradually broadens to include a new set of acquaintances--not to mention a stray relative or two--and leads him to a reckoning with his past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the many twists in the delicious plot are a scam involving a forgery of the first page of \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Letter\u003c\/i\u003e, a disturbing revelation that takes place in a sperm bank, and an impossible, utopian dream of a rural refuge. Meanwhile, the wry and acerbic Nathan has undertaken something he calls \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Human Folly\u003c\/i\u003e, in which he proposes \"to set down in the simplest, clearest language possible an account of every blunder, every pratfall, every embarrassment, every idiocy, every foible, and every inane act I had committed during my long and checkered career as a man.\" But life takes over instead, and Nathan's despair is swept away as he finds himself more and more implicated in the joys and sorrows of others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Brooklyn Follies\u003c\/i\u003e is Paul Auster's warmest, most exuberant novel, a moving and unforgettable hymn to the glories and mysteries of ordinary human life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Auster \u003c\/b\u003ewas the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBloodbath Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBaumgartner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e, and The New York Trilogy, among many other works. In 2006 he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature. Among his other honors are the Prix Médicis Étranger for \u003ci\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/i\u003e, the Independent Spirit Award for the screenplay of \u003ci\u003eSmoke\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Premio Napoli for \u003ci\u003eSunset Park\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2012, he was the first recipient of the NYC Literary Honors in the category of fiction. He was also a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e), the PEN\/Faulkner Award (\u003ci\u003eThe Music of Chance\u003c\/i\u003e), the Edgar Award (\u003ci\u003eCity of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e), and the Man Booker Prize (\u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1\u003c\/i\u003e). Auster was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His work has been translated into more than forty languages. He died at age seventy-seven in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53057009484000,"sku":"9780312429003","price":21.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/5VaiQupPvH9780312429003.webp?v=1781371320","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-brooklyn-follies-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}