Chronic City
Jonathan Lethem • Doubleday • ISBN-13 978‑0307277527
Chronic City
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ISBN-10: 0307277526 · ISBN-13: 978‑0307277527 · 2009 · 1st Edition
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Jonathan Lethem’s Chronic City presents a labyrinthine exploration of a surreal, hyper-real Manhattan where the boundaries between authentic experience and simulated reality dissolve. Through the perspectives of a former child star and a cultural critic, the narrative dissects the anxieties of urban existence and the pervasive influence of media-saturated environments within a shifting, phantasmagorical landscape.
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