The Fortress of Solitude (novel)

The Fortress of Solitude
First edition cover
AuthorJonathan Lethem
Cover artistJacket design by Marc Cozza
Jacket illustration by Rebecca Cohen
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherDoubleday
Publication date
September 16, 2003
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover & paperback), audio cassette, audio CD, and audio download
Pages511 pp (first edition, hardcover)
ISBN0-385-50069-6 (first edition, hardcover)
OCLC51629829
813/.54 21
LC ClassPS3562.E8544 F67 2003
Preceded byKafka Americana 
Followed byMen and Cartoons 

The Fortress of Solitude is a 2003 semi-autobiographical novel by Jonathan Lethem set in Brooklyn and spanning the 1970s, '80s, and '90s. It follows two teenage friends, Dylan Ebdus and Mingus Rude, one white and one black, who discover a magic ring. The novel explores the issues of race and culture, gentrification, self-discovery, and music. The novel's title is a reference to the Fortress of Solitude, a fortress constructed for Superman.