The Brooklyn Follies

The Brooklyn Follies is a 2005 novel by Paul Auster.

The Brooklyn Follies
AuthorPaul Auster
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHenry Holt and Co.
Publication date
December 27, 2005
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages320 pages
ISBN0-8050-7714-6
OCLC57475869
813/.54 22
LC ClassPS3551.U77 B76 2006
Preceded byOracle Night 
Followed byTravels in the Scriptorium 

Plot summary

60-year-old Nathan Glass returns to Brooklyn after his wife has left him. He is recovering from lung cancer and is looking for "a quiet place to die". In Brooklyn he meets his nephew, Tom, whom he has not seen in several years. Tom has seemingly given up on life and has resigned himself to a string of meaningless jobs as he waits for his life to change. They develop a close friendship, entertaining each other in their misery, as they both try to avoid taking part in life.

When Lucy, Tom's young niece who initially refuses to speak, comes into their lives there is suddenly a bridge between their past and their future that offers both Tom and Nathan some form of redemption.

The Brooklyn Follies contains the classic elements of a Paul Auster novel. The main character is a lonely man, who has suffered an unfortunate reversal. The narrative is based on sudden and randomly happening events and coincidences.[1] "It is a book about survival" as Paul Auster says.

The novel was published in Danish in May 2005, under the name Brooklyn Dårskab. It was published in English in November 2005. The Traditional Chinese version appeared in October 2006 with the title slightly altered as Mr. Nathan in Brooklyn.

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References
  1. "The Brooklyn Follies (review)". Archived from the original on 2010-05-09. Retrieved 2010-06-23.


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