"Jonathan Lethem is the author of The Fortress of Solitude and Motherless Brooklyn, as well as more recent best-sellers, The Feral Detective and The Arrest. Several of his novels have been made into major movies, and his shorter works can often be found in the New Yorker, the Atlantic, and many other venues. One of the MacArthur ""Genius"" grant winners, Lethem is well-known and widely respected for his vivid literary style, sardonic humor, and deep understanding of American culture. He teaches creative writing at Pomona College."
""Lethem is one of our most perceptive cultural critics, conversant in both the high and low realms, his insights buffeted by his descriptive imagination."" --Los Angeles Times Book Review ""One of America's greatest storytellers."" --Washington Post ""An artist to watch in the twenty-first century."" --Newsweek ""Aside from being one of the most inventive writers on the planet, Lethem is also one of the funniest."" --San Francisco Examiner