The release date for the English version of 'The Fortress of Solitude' by
Jonathan Lethem is Jan 2005. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
This bold, raucous, and expansive book, from the prize-winning author of Motherless Brooklyn, tells the story of two friends and their exploits in late 20th-century America.
Dylan Ebdus and Mingus Rude are two youngsters whose stories are told here. They are neighbors and friends who reside in Brooklyn, but their connection is complicated by the fact that Mingus is black and Dylan is white.
This is the narrative of America in the 1970s, when even seemingly little choices, like what music to listen to or talk to the child sitting next to you, could have far-reaching political, social, and racial consequences. This was also the tale of America in the 1990s, when no one was interested.
This is the tale of two adolescent guys who are superfans of comic book characters and how their lives might turn out if they were truly endowed with superpowers.