| Description |
285 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
First published in English, in New York, in 2006, as: The Brooklyn follies. |
| Summary |
"Nathan Glass has come to Brooklyn to die. Divorced, retired, estranged from his only daughter, the former life insurance salesman seeks only solitude and anonymity. Then Glass encounters his long-lost nephew, Tom Wood, who is working in a local bookstore -- a far cry from the brilliant academic career Tom had begun when Nathan saw him last. Tom's boss is the colorful and charismatic Harry Brightman -- also known as Harry Dunkel - once the owner of a Chicago art gallery, who 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 circle of acquaintances. He soon finds himself drawn into a scam involving a forged page of The Scarlet Letter, and begins to undertake his own literary venture, The Book of Human Folly, an account of "every blunder, every pratfall, every embarrassment, every idiocy, every foible, and every inane act I have committed during my long and checkered career as a man." -- goodreads.com |
| Language |
In Russian. |
| Subject |
Middle-aged men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Psychology -- Fiction.
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Divorced men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Psychology -- Fiction.
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Recluses -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
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Autobiography -- Authorship -- Fiction.
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Retirees -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
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Park Slope (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
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| Added Title |
Brooklyn follies. Russian.
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| ISBN |
9785041097288 |
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5041097283 |
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