Motherless Brooklyn door Jonathan Lethem

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Motherless Brooklyn (origineel 1999; editie 1999)

door Jonathan Lethem

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Fiction. Literature. HTML: NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM WARNER BROS. STARRING BRUCE WILLIS, EDWARD NORTON, AND WILLEM DAFOE From America's most inventive novelist, Jonathan Lethem, comes this compelling and compulsive riff on the classic detective novel. Lionel Essrog is Brooklyn's very own Human Freakshow, an orphan whose Tourettic impulses drive him to bark, count, and rip apart language in startling and original ways. Together with three veterans of the St. Vincent's Home for Boys, he works for small-time mobster Frank Minna's limo service cum detective agency. Life without Frank, the charismatic King of Brooklyn, would be unimaginable. When Frank is fatally stabbed, Lionel's world is suddenly turned upside-down, and this outcast who has trouble even conversing attempts to untangle the threads of the case, while trying to keep the words straight in his head. A compulsively involving a and totally captivating homage to the classic detective tale. .… (meer)

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Lid:	rabbit.blackberry
Titel:	Motherless Brooklyn
Auteurs:	Jonathan Lethem
Info:	New York : Vintage, 1999.
Verzamelingen:	Jouw bibliotheek, Aan het lezen, Verlanglijst, Te lezen, Gelezen, maar niet in bezit, Favorieten
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Trefwoorden:	favorites

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A very inventive and touching story with unforgettable characters. I really enjoyed reading it, although I wished I'd had a little more experience with traditional hard boiled detective stories, as I could pick up hints that there were interesting plays on the genre going on that probably work even better if you've read a bit more Raymond Chandler. Still, a great read all the way through. (

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rknickme | Mar 31, 2024 |

What I really enjoyed is reading a story narrated by someone who had Tourette’s syndrome. First time I’ve ever read a story with the narrator like that. But other than that I didn’t find the story itself to be anything but kind of blah. I was disappointed in the ending and overall felt let down. I do plan on checking out the movie though. (

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jbrownleo | Mar 27, 2024 |

Sort of a cross between Sam spade , detective searching for partners killer, and The Godfather, family allegiances mired in crime. The mysterious femme fatale, the evil corporation , the worry about who can be trusted, all the usual noir type scenarios, with the interesting addition of the protagonist having to deal with his Tourettic impulses on top of everything else. (

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cspiwak | Mar 6, 2024 |

A mystery with no mothers. (

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ben_r47 | Feb 22, 2024 |

Noir with a case of Tourette’s is the shape of Motherless Brooklyn in this novel that blends elements of detective fiction with deep character exploration and social commentary. It’s clever and compelling. The Tourette’s isn’t a gimmick, rather the central aspect of Lionel’s character and the lens in which he views the world. Lethem portrays Lionel’s struggles, highlighting his intelligence, determination and wit while exploring themes of identity, belonging and the search for meaning in a chaotic world. Motherless Brooklyn will linger in your mind long after you turn the last page. (

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Auteursnaam	Rol	Type auteur	Werk?	Status
Jonathan Lethem	—	primaire auteur	alle edities	berekend
Buscemi, Steve	Verteller	Secundaire auteur	sommige edities	bevestigd
Cantor, Geoffrey	Verteller	Secundaire auteur	sommige edities	bevestigd
King, Amy C.	Omslagontwerper	Secundaire auteur	sommige edities	bevestigd
Mulligan, Brian	Ontwerper	Secundaire auteur	sommige edities	bevestigd

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Motherless Brooklyn

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1999

Mensen/Personages

Lionel Essrog

Frank Minna

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Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA

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Ik ben een schreeuwende carnavalsvierder, een veilingmeester, een straatartiest, een mystiek brabbelaar, een senator die brooddronken is van zijn eigen lange redevoeringen.

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Fiction. Literature. HTML:

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM WARNER BROS. STARRING BRUCE WILLIS, EDWARD NORTON, AND WILLEM DAFOE

From America's most inventive novelist, Jonathan Lethem, comes this compelling and compulsive riff on the classic detective novel.

Lionel Essrog is Brooklyn's very own Human Freakshow, an orphan whose Tourettic impulses drive him to bark, count, and rip apart language in startling and original ways. Together with three veterans of the St. Vincent's Home for Boys, he works for small-time mobster Frank Minna's limo service cum detective agency. Life without Frank, the charismatic King of Brooklyn, would be unimaginable. When Frank is fatally stabbed, Lionel's world is suddenly turned upside-down, and this outcast who has trouble even conversing attempts to untangle the threads of the case, while trying to keep the words straight in his head. A compulsively involving a and totally captivating homage to the classic detective tale.

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