Archive of the Forgotten: Charles Yu on Jonathan Lethem’s <em>Motherless Brooklyn</em> and <em>The Fortress of Solitude</em>

Archive of the Forgotten: Charles Yu on Jonathan Lethem’s Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude

“There has always been this energy, back-of-the-store energy... Lethem has channeled that energy.”

By Charles Yu | September 3, 2024

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