THE BROOKLYN FOLLIES: A NOVEL

Book ID/图书代码： 02740005B06856

English Summary/英文概要： From the bestselling author of Oracle Night and The Book of Illusions, an exhilarating, whirlwind tale of one man’s accidental redemption Nathan Glass has come to Brooklyn to die. Divorced, estranged from his only daughter, the retired life insurance salesman seeks only solitude and anonymity. Then Nathan finds his long-lost nephew, Tom Wood, working in a local bookstore—a far cry from the brilliant academic career he’d begun when Nathan saw him last. Tom’s boss is the charismatic Harry Brightman, whom fate has also brought to the “ancient kingdom of Brooklyn, New York.” Through Tom and Harry, Nathan’s world gradually broadens to include a new set of acquaintances—not to mention a stray relative or two—and leads him to a reckoning with his past. Among the many twists in the delicious plot are a scam involving a forgery of the first page of The Scarlet Letter, a disturbing revelation that takes place in a sperm bank, and an impossible, utopian dream of a rural refuge. Meanwhile, the wry and acerbic Nathan has undertaken something he calls The Book of Human Folly, in which he proposes “to set down in the simplest, clearest language possible an account of every blunder, every pratfall, every embarrassment, every idiocy, every foible, and every inane act I had committed during my long and checkered career as a man.” But life takes over instead, and Nathan’s despair is swept away as he finds himself more and more implicated in the joys and sorrows of others. The Brooklyn Follies is Paul Auster’s warmest, most exuberant novel, a moving and unforgettable hymn to the glories and mysteries of ordinary human life.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 畅销书Oracle Night 和The Book of Illusions的作者这次又为我们带来了一个男人突然顿悟的让人欢欣鼓舞的故事的旋风。Nathan Glass是个人寿保险销售，和妻子离婚、唯一的女儿也离他而去，剩下的只有孤单和寂寞，他来到布鲁克林想自杀。不久后，他发现他那个失踪已久的侄子Tom Wood，他现在在一家当地的书店里打工，这和他之前的理想-成为一名作家相觑甚远。Tom的领导是一个具有超凡魅力的人Harry Brightman。在碰到他的侄子Tom和他的老板之后，Nathan Glass的人生发生了很大的改变。本书讲述了一个动人的草根的故事。

Awards/获奖情况："A charming, beguiling story about the terrible beauty of families and the redemptive power of love . . . Auster’s writing is packed with surprises."--"USA"" Today""A bighearted, life-affirming, tenderly comic yarn.""--The Washington Post "

"Probably the first authentic attempt to deal with the post--September 11 world . . . It is a multilayered tapestry, with whimsical chapter headings and Dickensian depth."--"San Francisco Chronicle "

"Auster has written a sublime soap opera about the ways in which people abandon and save one another. He captures a historical moment, our twisted America, and he offers a message of hope. Love will save us. We will save each other. Auster employs tough-guy talk and funny, believable stories of folly in his search for wisdom and goodness."--"The Boston Globe"

About the Author/作者介绍： Paul Auster出生于1947年二月三号，新泽西洲的Newark。他曾出版了无数小说，电影剧本，非小说作品。除此以外他还有诗人、译者、电影导演的称号。他最新小说”The Brooklyn Follies”将在2005年底发表。他正参与一部电影“The Inner Life of Martin Frost”创作。他的下一部小说”Travels in the Scriptorium”将在2007年上半年出版。他与妻子，作家Siri Hustvedt一同住在纽约的布鲁克林。
Paul Auster is the bestselling author of Oracle Night, The Book of Illusions, and Timbuktu. I Thought My Father Was God, the NPR National Story Project anthology, which he edited, was also a national bestseller. His work has been translated into thirty languages. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Format:HARDCOVER

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