THE BROOKLYN FOLLIES - Scarce Fine Copy of The Advance Reader's Edition: Signed by Paul Auster - SIGNED ON THE TITLE PAGE

Auster, Paul

ISBN 10: 0805077146 / ISBN 13: 9780805077148

Edité par New York City, NY: Henry Holt And Company, 2006, 2005

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1st Printing. Signed. 306 pages. Published in 2006. The author's twelfth novel. One of Paul Auster's finest achievements. Advance Reader's Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a one-time-only print run as a softcover original only for exclusive distribution to colleagues and friends of the publisher and author. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents, in its earliest edition format, Paul Auster's "The Brooklyn Follies". One of his most luxuriant novels, written in a realistic vein - and in a major departure from his post-Modernist, "Paul Austere" style. It is about a man who returns to Brooklyn, "a moving, unforgettable hymn to the glories and mysteries of ordinary human lives" (Publisher's blurb). Another major character is a dodgy, bisexual rare book dealer, and the novel is filled in stories and fascinating trivia about book collecting that EVERY collector and dealer should dip into. Paul Auster's "New York Trilogy" (1985) established his global reputation, even though, like Philip Roth, he was originally from Newark, New Jersey, and had a somewhat tangential, even "conceptual" relationship with NYC. Like the protagonist of his novel, he moved to Brooklyn and never looked back. His Brooklyn novels, specifically "The Brooklyn Follies" and "Sunset Park" (2010), his sixteenth novel, are worthy of being classed alongside "The New York Trilogy". A long-time smoker who later gave it up, Paul Auster died prematurely at age 77 on April 30, 2024 of lung cancer. An absolute "must-have" title for Paul Auster collectors. This copy is very prominently, neatly, and beautifully signed in blue ink-pen on the title page by Paul Auster. It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of very few such signed copies of the Advance Reader's Edition still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws or are in multiple subsequent printings. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce signed copy thus. One of the iconic writers of our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER PAUL AUSTER TITLES IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 0805077146.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: THE BROOKLYN FOLLIES - Scarce Fine Copy of The Advance Reader's Edition: Signed by Paul Auster - SIGNED ON THE TITLE PAGE
• Éditeur: New York City, NY: Henry Holt And Company, 2006
• Date de parution: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0805077146
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780805077148
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Édition: 1st Edition.
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: Fine
• Signé: Signed by Author

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Synopsis

Book by Auster Paul

Présentation de l'éditeur

Nathan Glass a soixante ans. Un divorce, un cancer en rémission, trente ans de carrière dans une compagnie d'assurances à Manhattan et une certaine solitude qui ne l'empêche pas d'aborder le dernier versant de son existence avec sérénité. Chaque jour, Brooklyn et ses habitants le séduisent davantage, il prend ses habitudes, tombe sous le charme d'une serveuse et décide de faire un livre dans lequel seraient consignés ses souvenirs, ses lapsus, ses faiblesses de langage, ses grandes et petites histoires mais aussi celles des gens qu'il a croisés, rencontrés ou aimés. Un matin de printemps, le 23 mai de l'an 2000, ce livre intitulé Brooklyn Follies prend une autre dimension. Ce jour-là, dans une librairie, Nathan Glass retrouve son neveu Tom Wood. Perdu de vue depuis longtemps, ce garçon de trente ans reprend très vite la place qui fut la sienne dans le cœur de son oncle. Et c'est ensemble qu'ils vont poursuivre leur histoire, partager leurs émotions, leurs faiblesses, leurs utopies mais aussi et surtout, le rêve d'une vie meilleure à l'hôtel Existence... Un livre sur le désir d'aimer. Un roman chaleureux, à travers lequel tous les grands thèmes austériens se répondent, où les personnages reprennent leur vie en main, choisissent leur destin, vivent le meilleur des choses - mais pour combien de temps encore, en Amérique ?....