Thola i-Literary: Funda Lezi Zincwadi ZaseBrooklyn

Kusuka ku-Old Classics kuya ku-Contemporary Books

IBrooklyn inomlando omude futhi ohlonishwayo wokubhala. KwakuyiTruman Capote, uNorman Mailer, uWalt Whitman, futhi manje usephakathi kokuvuselelwa kokubili kokubhala. Njalo ukuwa, iBrooklyn inika intela ekuboneni kwayo kokubhala kanye neBrooklyn Book Festival ethandwayo, lapho amanye amazwe ahlonipha khona abalobi abahlanganyela kulo mkhosi.

Awukwazi ukuwenza kulo nyaka odumile waseBrooklyn Book Festival ?

Kunezinye izindlela eziningi zokuhlela ukuvakasha kwezincwadi eziseBrooklyn. Yivakashele eBrooklyn ngo-DIY, ungene ezitolo zokuthenga ezizimele nezizisebenzisiwe. Uma uthengela izincwadi noma ukuya emkhosini kukugqugquzela ukuba ubhale enye yamanoveli akho, uphathe incwadi noma i-laptop, ulalele ikhofi bese uthatha itafula kwenye yezinto eziningi zaseBrooklyn ezitolo zekhofi.

Uma uhlela uhambo oluya eBrooklyn, ungahlala uthola ugqozi kusukela kuleziveli ezinhlanu. Ukufakazela ukuthi iBrooklyn liye laba umbhali womlobi wamashumi eminyaka. Kusukela ezifundweni ezidingekayo ukufunda ezikoleni eziningi kuya ezincwadini zanamuhla, iBrooklyn isebenza okungaphezu nje kokulandelana kulezi zincwadi. Kulabo abangewona abalandeli beveli futhi bakhetha izinkondlo noma ukungaboni kahle, kufanele bathathe inkondlo, Leaves of Grass nguWalt Whitman futhi wonke umthandi ongenzi lutho kumele afunde i-Walker eMzini ngo-Alfred Kazin.

Uma ungakhathaleli ngezincwadi, ungase ufune ukubuka lezi zibonisi zethelevishini zakudala eziseBrooklyn.

Isihlahla Sikhula eBrooklyn nguBetty Smith

Nakuba Isihlahla Esikhulayo eBrooklyn singahlukaniswa njengencwadi entsha endala, abafundi bazo zonke ubudala bayothandana nendaba ezayo yobudala bukaFrancie Nolan, intombazane ehluphekayo ehlala ekupheleni kwekhulu leminyaka (le ncwadi ivula ngo-1912). Eshicilelwe ngawo-1940, le ndaba yobudala yomndeni wase-Ireland ofuduka eWilliamsburg, eBrooklyn, ulandisa ngokuphila kukaFrancie njengoba ephenduka ingane.

Umcebo kaBetty Smith ongapheli isikhathi eside ugcwele indlala nenhliziyo ebuhlungu futhi awunakulibaleka ngempela.

Ukuphuma Ekugcineni eBrooklyn nguHubert Selby Jr.

Uma unikeze noma yikuphi uhlamvu oluvela ku- Last Exit ukuya eBrooklyn ikhofi ebanda ebandayo noma isaladi elidala, cishe lizokushaya. Ngaphambi kokuba indawo yaseBrooklyn Waterfront ibe yindawo evelele yezobuciko, lapho izakhiwo zeZimabhizinisi ezakhiwa khona izidakamizwa nezitolo zemikhiqizo yokudla, kwakuyi-gritty, esebenza ngasemanzini. Eyanyatheliswa ngawo-1960, kule ncwadzi ekhukhumezayo yaseBrooklyn eBrooklyn, uHubert Selby Jr. ubhala ngengxenye yokuphila eyayingavamile ukuvuswa. Kusukela ezindabeni zobaba abadakwa ngokweqile ukuya emadodaneni aseBrooklyn abasha ekulweni namadoda avela e-Army, lezi zindaba zansukuzonke eBrooklyn zinamandla, njengoba ubhekene neBrooklyn eyandulele ngaphambili.

Okhethwe nguChaim Potok

Beka ngo-1940 uWilliamsburg ekupheleni kweMpi Yezwe II, leliveli likaChaim Potok litshela indaba yabafana ababili abahlangana ngesikhathi semidlalo yebhola. Elinye lalingu-Orthodox lanamuhla nelinye lingenandaba, njengoba uPotok ehlola izwe lamaJuda eBrooklyn ngesikhathi sekuphela impi, kanye neminyaka elandelwa ubungane phakathi kwalaba bafana ababili. Leveli, eyanyatheliswa ngawo-1960, iyinhlangano yokufunda okumelwe ifundwe.

I Fortress of Solitude nguJonathan Lethem

Kwakunzima ukukhetha incwadi kaJonathan Lethem. Eqinisweni, kwakuyi-coin yokugubha. Ngathandwa yiloveli engingakulibaleki, uMama ongenamama eBrooklyn, umlobi otholwe yilokho okukhulunywa ngaye nguLieonel Essrog, intandane eneTourette's Syndrome eyayiseBrooklyn. I Fortress of Solitude , ukufika kweminyaka yobudala ebekwe eminyakeni yama-1970 eBoamum Hill / Downtown eBrooklyn. Ngiyakhuthaza kakhulu zomabili amanoveli. Nakuba lesi samuva sisebenzisa iBrooklyn ngaphezulu ekulandiseni indaba yeveli, kanti umakhelwane uphazamisa ukukhula nokuthuthukiswa komlingiswa.

I-Outside World nguTova Mirvis

Uma uke wahamba ngezikebhe zePomegranate eConey Island Avenue noma udliwe eKosher Steak House ku-Avenue J noma uhambahamba eduze neBorough Park futhi uzibuza ngezwe lamaJuda angama-Orthodox yanamuhla, le namba izophendula imibuzo eminingi.

I-Outside World igxile embhalweni waseBrooklyn no-Orthodox Tzippy Goldman nomshado wakhe kumuntu wezwe ongumJuda osebe ngu-Ultra Orthodox. Le ncwadi ihlala emndenini, emphakathini kanye nokubaluleka kokhetho lwezenkolo.

Girl Brown, Brownstones nguPaul Marshall

Incwadi yokuqala yokuqala kaPaul Marshall, eyanyatheliswa ngo-1959 futhi yaqala ngo-1939, ilandisa indaba yentombazane encane, u-Selina, owayefuduka eBarbados eyavumelana nokuphila kwakhe eBrooklyn. Ivelidi ye-groudbreaking semi-autobiographical iyinhlangano yobudala, enezibonakaliso zayo eziqotho zomzabalazo phakathi kwemasiko, amasiko kanye nezwe elisha nelidala.

I-Prospect Park West ngu-Amy Sohn

Ufuna ukufunda ngokuphila kobulili kwabazali baseBrooklyn? Khetha i- Prospect Park West yase-Amy Sohn. Beka ngesikhathi sehlobo emigwaqeni e-Tree Slope, ehamba emithini, ehamba emithini, elandela imithi, ilandela izimpilo zomdlali we-Oscar wokuwina, umama ongathandani naye, owayengumlingani wesifazane, futhi asizange siqale ngisho nobaba - sithandeke? Uma usudlile i- Prospect Park West futhi ulambile okuningi, hlola inoveli yokulandela, i- Motherland , futhi isethwe eBrooklyn naseWelfleet, eMassachusetts. Kuzo zombili amanoveli, uSohn, owokuzalwa waseBrooklyn, uthatha ohlangothini olubucayi lwezwe lomzali waseBrooklyn.

I-Amazing Adventures yeKavalier noClay nguMichael Chabon

Uma ungafundi I-Amazing Adventures ye-Kavalier ne-Clay, ulahlekile. Le noveli yenzeka phakathi neMpi Yezwe II ngo-1939, uJoe Kavalier oyisidalwa esincane nesiphephelo esivela ePrague efika eBrooklyn ezohlala nomzala wakhe uSammy Clay. Indaba yabazala ababili kanye ne-toay yabo emhlabeni wezincwadi zamahlaya, kanye nomthelela wempi kulezi zinsizwa ezimbili, zombili ziyamangalisa futhi zenze imilingo, kuleveli eyawina uPulitzer ngo-2001.

USophie's Choice kaWilliam Styron

"Ngalezo zinsuku kwakungenakwenzeka ukuhlala eManhattan, ngakho kwadingeka ngithuthe eBrooklyn." Lokhu kuqala inkaba yeklasi, uSophie's Choice , okumele kudingeke ukuthi kufundwa wonke umuntu. Ehlelwe eBrooklyn ngemuva kokuhlasela, emzini ohlala eVictoria ohlala e-Ditmas Park / Prospect Park West, iStingo (isidlaliso somlobi wezindaba) uhlangana noNathan noSophie futhi baqinisekiswa ekuphileni kwabo. Angikutsheli futhi, hamba ufunde.

IBrooklyn nguColm Toibin

Mhlawumbe usanda kubona i-movie, kodwa inoveli kufanelekile ukufunda. IBrooklyn , ebekwe eminyakeni yama-1950, yindaba ye-Irish immigrant u-Eilis Lacey nokuphila kwakhe okusha eMelika. Ukuhlala e-Ireland naseBrooklyn (kusukela ekolishi yaseBrooklyn kuya emigwaqweni yokuhlala kanye nasezindlini zokubhukuda zaseBrooklyn eBrooklyn) Ukuze sibone umsebenzi omangalisayo owenza ukuphila ngaleso sikhathi ngenkathi ebuza ubuhlobo phakathi kwesikhathi esidlule nekusasa, nokuchaza (nokuhlenga kabusha) incazelo yekhaya.

USisters Weiss nguNaomi Regan

Ngizovuma, ngithathe lokhu nje emtatsheni wezincwadi, futhi ngisemqaleni wenveli. Noma kunjalo, eBrooklyn inendima evelele ku-Naomi Regan sika- The Sisters Weiss , eqala ngo-1956 e-ultra-orthodox eWilliamburg, eBrooklyn, bese iqhubekela phambili eminyakeni engamashumi amane kamuva kuze kube ngu-2007 eWilliamsburg. Iveli, ehlanganisa imfihlo kanye nobuhlobo phakathi kodade ababili kanye nenkolo idlala ekuphileni kwabo. Le ncwadi isethwe eWilliamsburg naseBorough Park, futhi iyindaba enkulu ye-brooklyn yama-Orthodox nokuthi imikhawulo yenkolo ingathonya kanjani ukuphila komndeni nomndeni. Yiqiniso, ngingamakhasi ambalwa kuphela.

Izinhlanhla ezidabukisayo ngu-Paula Fox

Uma ucabanga ukuthi i-gentrification yisihloko esisha, cabanga futhi. Leveli, eyanyatheliswa ngo-1970, ilandisa ngokuphila kuka-Otto noSophie Bentwood abahlala eBrooklyn ngawo-1960. Leveli yenziwa ngaphezulu kweviki elilodwa lapho ubukela izimpilo zabo zivulekile, futhi uSophie uyalunywa yikati eliyingozi eliyingozi. Kufanele kudingeke ukuthi kufundwa noma ubani othuthela eBrooklyn.

Ukuphila Okunenjongo nguLJ Davis

Enye indaba ye-gentrification, eyanyatheliswa ngo-1971, le noveli yamahlaya, eyabhalwa ngumlobi wezombusazwe uLJ Davis, indaba kaLowell Lake, ovuka ngosuku olulandelayo emva kokuzalwa kwakhe kwezinsuku ezingamashumi amathathu ukubona ukuthi impilo yakhe ixazululwe futhi umsebenzi wakhe awusizo okwesikhashana. ULowell unquma ukunciphisa le mizwa ngokuthenga izindlu ezishaqisayo eBrooklyn. Okubi kakhulu kuLowell, uBrownstoner akakho, njengoba ethululela impilo yakhe nemali ekubuyiseleni ikhaya. Uhlelo olusha lwe-novel luye phambili kakhulu nguJonathan Lethem. Abathandi be-comedy abamnyama ne-Brooklyn real estate bayakujabulela ukufunda leveli.

I-Folly eBrooklyn kaPaul Auster

UPaul Auster, ohlala eBrooklyn, kodwa uvame ukubhala mayelana ne-Upper West Side / Morningside Heights endaweni, egxile eBrooklyn encwadini yakhe yaseBrooklyn Follies, lapho umthengisi wempilo yomshwalense wokuhlala umhlalaphansi one-diagnostic yomdlavuza efika eBrooklyn ukuzofa. U-Auster, umlandisi wezindaba, usetha inkaba e-Park Slope (uNathani uthola indawo yokudlela engamakamelo amabili egumbini elisendaweni yomgwaqo eduze neProspect Park), futhi nakuba impilo yomlandisi iphukile, le ncwadi ayikho ngempela.

Uthando lukaNathaniel P. ngu Adelle Waldman

Le noveli yokuqala ngokuphila komlingani komlobi, uNate Piven, isethwe ezweni laseBrooklyn. Uma ulahlekile ukuchofoza ukuvuselela ku-Gawker noma uma uke wamukelwa usuku lokugcina ngombhali nomlobi waseBrooklyn futhi ufuna ukufika engqondweni yakhe, le ncwadi izokwenziwa zombili lezi zidingo.