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| Motherless Brooklyn occurs as Jonathan Lethem novel published in 1999. These are apparently the detective story placed within Brooklyn. All the same, Lethem's protagonist suffers from either Tourette syndrome, a disorder marked by involuntary vocal tics. | |
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Salon Books | by Gary Krist "An author comes up with a new (and brilliant) twist for the detective novel: A narrator with Tourette's syndrome." Bold Type: Motherless Brooklyn Short plot synopsis of this 1999 National Book Critics Circle Award nominee (and soon-to-be feature film starring Edward Norton). Reading by Jonathan Lethem Bold Type streaming audio clip of Lethem reading the opening passage of this extraordinary novel. Excerpt by Jonathan Lethem Bold Type's print excerpt from the novel. Review | Motherless Brooklyn Frederick Zackel's review for January magazine. Salon Health & Body | I Can't Help It! Lethem joins in on an article re: Tourette's syndrome (the disorder attributed to his "Motherless Brooklyn" main character and narrator, Lionel Essrog). An Investigation of Confabulation USA Today review by Ann Prichard. Washingtonpost.com: Postmodern P.I. Review by Adam Mazmanian The Village Voice Sleuth Sayer by Luc Sante. City Pages: The Tower of Babble "By creating a detective with Tourette's syndrome, Jonathan Lethem addresses the mystery of language." |
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