"Lethem is, of course, a king of sentences.... Lethem works in an interesting literary space between realism and absurdism, modernism and postmodernism, satire and a particular brand of DeLillo-inspired darkness.... His talent is large and, as these stories demonstrate, his eye is as sharp as ever."
- "New York Times Book Review"
Jonathan Lethem s imagination seemingly knows no bounds....Comparisons might be drawn to writers ranging from Jorge Luis Borges and Haruki Murakami to Margaret Atwood and J.D. Salinger.
"-- Chicago Tribune"
"Rewards await the reader who commits to this slim volume.... "Lucky Alan "is a beguiling addition to a shelf full of uniquely inventive books by a master of genres with a legitimate claim to the much-contested throne."
-- "The Miami Herald"
[T]ypically odd, funny and easy to love . [A] pleasing schizophrenia and a remarkable variety in affect and ambition within one collection.
--" LA Times"
[A] great introduction to the sometimes heartbreaking, often surreal world of Jonathan Lethem "
-- NPR
"Mr. Lethem is a a nimble and resourceful writer."
-- Michiko Kakutani, "New York Times ""
"Lethem is, of course, a king of sentences.... Lethem works in an interesting literary space between realism and absurdism, modernism and postmodernism, satire and a particular brand of DeLillo-inspired darkness.... His talent is large and, as these stories demonstrate, his eye is as sharp as ever."
- New York Times Book Review
Jonathan Lethem s imagination seemingly knows no bounds....Comparisons might be drawn to writers ranging from Jorge Luis Borges and Haruki Murakami to Margaret Atwood and J.D. Salinger.
-- Chicago Tribune
"Rewards await the reader who commits to this slim volume.... Lucky Alan is a beguiling addition to a shelf full of uniquely inventive books by a master of genres with a legitimate claim to the much-contested throne."
-- The Miami Herald
[T]ypically odd, funny and easy to love . [A] pleasing schizophrenia and a remarkable variety in affect and ambition within one collection.
-- LA Times
[A] great introduction to the sometimes heartbreaking, often surreal world of Jonathan Lethem "
-- NPR
"Mr. Lethem is a a nimble and resourceful writer."
-- Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
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