Purgatory Brooklyn Follies

The Brooklyn Follies: Chapter 1: Overture p.1 to p.3. Narrator: Nathan Glass. Place: Brooklyn, New York City. Overview: Nathan introduces us to his life, family, decisions and projects as well. Extract Divided into 4 parts: Part one: Childhood: choice of the place. Part two: Family, Himself, his wife, and his daughter: on bad terms, very negative part. Part three: The routine in Brooklyn. Part four: Project: “writing a book about human foolishness (his and others experiences), memories

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Paul Auster, The Brooklyn Follies: résumé et analyse. Overture. Summary. The narrator leaves Westchester to Brooklyn, to die there. He had lived in Brooklyn when he was a little boy (before the age of three), but doesn’t remember anything. He rents an apartment near Prospect Park. He wants nothing but being alone and quiet. He has sold his house after his divorce, and so has no problem with money. He was an insurance agent, but doesn’t know what to do now. His daughter Rachel (a researcher