[PDF] The Brooklyn Follies eBook

Author : Paul Auster
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 17,99 MB
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0571246133

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' I was looking for a quiet place to die. Someone recommended Brooklyn, and so the next morning I travelled down there from Westchester to scope out the terrain . . .' So begins Paul Auster's remarkable new novel, The Brooklyn Follies. Set against the backdrop of the contested US election of 2000, it tells the story of Nathan and Tom, an uncle and nephew double-act. One in remission from lung cancer, divorced, and estranged from his only daughter, the other hiding away from his once-promising academic career, and, indeed, from life in general. Having accidentally ended up in the same Brooklyn neighbourhood, they discover a community teeming with life and passion. When Lucy, a little girl who refuses to speak, comes into their lives, there is suddenly a bridge from their pasts that offers them the possibility of redemption. Infused with character, mystery and humour, these lives intertwine and become bound together as Auster brilliantly explores the wider terrain of contemporary America - a crucible of broken dreams and of human folly. 'Auster at the top of his game. This superb novel about human folly turns out to be tremendously wise.' New Statesman

Author : Bright Summaries
Publisher : BrightSummaries.com
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 30,79 MB
Release : 2016-10-12
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 2806279089

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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Brooklyn Follies with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster, which tells the story of a man named Nathan and the journey he and his family undertake through divorce, death and love. Both heartwarming and heartbreaking, The Brooklyn Follies gives a true insight into the reality of family life and of life in New York. Although it does not touch on the events of 9/11, the story ends the morning of the devastating terrorist attack, and many people have tried to interpret why Auster chose to end the novel then. Auster's works have been translated into 40 languages and often deal with themes revolving around the search for identity and existentialism. Find out everything you need to know about The Brooklyn Follies in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: • A complete plot summary • Character studies • Key themes and symbols • Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you in your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!

Author : Paul Auster
Publisher : Anagrama
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 46,86 MB
Release : 2010-07-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8433932195

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Nathan Glass ha sobrevivido a un cáncer de pulmón y a un divorcio después de tres décadas de matrimonio, y ha vuelto a Brooklyn, el lugar donde pasó su infancia. Hasta que enfermó era un vendedor de seguros; ahora que ya no tiene que ganarse la vida, piensa escribir El libro del desvarí­o humano. Contará todo lo que pasa a su alrededor, todo lo que le ocurre y lo que se le ocurre. Comienza a frecuentar el bar del barrio y está casi enamorado de la camarera. Y va tambié;n a la librerí­a de segunda mano de Harry Brightman, un homosexual culto que no es quien dice ser. Y allí­ se encuentra con Tom, su sobrino, el hijo de su amada hermana muerta. El joven habí­a sido un universitario brillante. Y ahora, solitario, conduce un taxi y ayuda a Brightman a clasificar sus libros... Poco a poco, Nathan irá descubriendo que no ha venido a Brooklyn a morir, sino a vivir.

Author : Paul Auster
Publisher :
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 46,10 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Middle-aged men
ISBN : 9782742765317

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Nathan Glass a soixante ans. Une longue carrière dans une compagnie d'assurances à Manhattan, un divorce, un cancer en rémission et une certaine solitude qui ne l'empêche pas d'aborder le dernier versant de son existence avec sérénité. Sous le charme de Brooklyn et de ses habitants, il entreprend d'écrire un livre dans lequel seraient consignés ses souvenirs, ses lapsus, ses grandes et petites histoires mais aussi celles des gens qu'il a croisés, rencontrés ou aimés. Un matin de printemps de l'an 2000, dans une librairie, Nathan Glass retrouve son neveu Tom Wood, perdu de vue depuis longtemps. C'est ensemble qu'ils vont poursuivre leur chemin, partager leurs émotions, leurs faiblesses, leurs utopies mais aussi et surtout le rêve d'une vie meilleure à l'hôtel Existence... Un livre sur le désir d'aimer. Un roman chaleureux, où les personnages prennent leur vie en main, choisissent leur destin, vivent le meilleur des choses - mais pour combien de temps, encore, en Amérique ?...

Author : Marcus Callies
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 22,94 MB
Release : 2011-07-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9027285144

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Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary study of the human mind. As far as the exact relationship between the cognitive sciences and other fields is concerned, however, it appears that interdisciplinary exchange often remains unrealized, possibly because of the uni-directional application of theories, concepts, and methods, which impedes the productive transfer of knowledge in both directions. In the course of the ‘cognitive turn’ in the humanities and social sciences, many disciplines have selectively borrowed ideas from ‘core cognitive sciences’ like psychology and artificial intelligence. The day-to-day practice of interdisciplinarity thus thrives on one-directional borrowings. Focusing on cognitive approaches in linguistics and literary studies, this volume explores bi-directionality, a genuine transdisciplinary interchange in which both disciplines are borrowing and lending. The contributions take different perspectives on bi-directionality: some extend uni-directional borrowing practices and point to avenues and crossroads, while others critically discuss obstacles, challenges, and limitations to bi-directional transfer.

Author : Paul Auster
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 18,10 MB
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1609807782

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An inside look into Paul Auster's art and craft, the inspirations and obsessions, mesmerizing and dramatic in turn. A remarkably candid, and often surprisingly dramatic, investigation into one writer's art, craft, and life, A Life in Words is rooted in three years of dialogue between Auster and Professor I. B. Siegumfeldt, starting in 2011, while Siegumfeldt was in the process of launching the Center for Paul Auster Studies at the University of Copenhagen. It includes a number of surprising disclosures, both concerning Auster's work and about the art of writing generally. It is a book that's full of surprises, unscripted yet amounting to a sharply focused portrait of the inner workings of one of America's most productive and successful writers, through all twenty-one of Auster's narrative works and the themes and obsessions that drive them.

Author : Peter Ferry
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 40,46 MB
Release : 2014-08-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1317743156

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Masculinity in Contemporary New York Fiction is an interdisciplinary study that presents masculinity as a key thematic concern in contemporary New York fiction. This study argues that New York authors do not simply depict masculinity as a social and historical construction but seek to challenge the archetypal ideals of masculinity by writing counter-hegemonic narratives. Gendering canonical New York writers, namely Paul Auster, Bret Easton Ellis, and Don DeLillo, illustrates how explorations of masculinity are tied into the principal themes that have defined the American novel from its very beginning. The themes that feature in this study include the role of the novel in American society; the individual and (urban) society; the journey from innocence to awareness (of masculinity); the archetypal image of the absent and/or patriarchal father; the impact of homosocial relations on the everyday performance of masculinity; male sexuality; and the male individual and globalization. What connects these contemporary New York writers is their employment of the one of the great figures in the history of literature: the flâneur. These authors take the flâneur from the shadows of the Manhattan streets and elevate this figure to the role of self-reflexive agent of male subjectivity through which they write counter-hegemonic narratives of masculinity. This book is an essential reference for those with an interest in gender studies and contemporary American fiction.