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| Author | Jonathan Lethem |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Detective novel |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 1999 |
| Publication place | United States |
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| ISBN | 0-385-49183-2 |
| OCLC | 40723751 |
| 813.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3562.E8544 M68 1999 |
Motherless Brooklyn is a novel by Jonathan Lethem that was first published in 1999. Told in first person, the story follows Lionel Essrog, a private investigator who has Tourette's, a disorder marked by involuntary tics. Essrog works for Frank Minna, a small-time owner of a "seedy and makeshift" detective agency disguised as a transportation company. Together, Essrog and three other characters who are all orphans from Brooklyn—Tony, Danny, and Gilbert—call themselves "the Minna Men".[1] The novel was adapted into a 2019 film.
- ^ Krist, Gary (September 23, 1999). "Jonathan Lethem: Motherless Brooklyn". Salon.com. Retrieved November 29, 2009.