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Jonathan Lethem

Chronic City (Doubleday) Jonathan Lethem began his career with Philip K. Dick-inspired science fiction, then he turned to writing the more realistic books that brought him to prominence. Here, we discuss the fusion of the two...

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By Michael Silverblatt • Jan 28, 2010 • 29m Listen

Jonathan Lethem began his career with Philip K. Dick-inspired science fiction, then he turned to writing the more realistic books (Motherless Brooklyn, The Fortress of Solitude) that brought him to prominence. Here, we discuss the fusion of the two in Chronic City (Doubleday), a new novel in which cultural criticism and science fiction come together.

Read an excerpt from Chronic City.

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