In the blog, Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York: AKA The Book of Lamentations: a bitterly nostalgic look at a city in the process of going extinct, the author mentions that Paul Auster’s Brooklyn Follies (now in paperback everyone) takes place in a small, Park Slope bookstore.
This Park Slope indie may not have been around for eons, but the demise
of any good used bookshop is cause for sorrow. This time it wasn’t rent
issues, but personal reasons. As Brooklyn Paper
reports, the owner was hoping for a buyer. A recent visit to the store
confirmed that no buyer has materialized and the store will be closed
August 31. Brooklyn bloggers like OTBKB, BIB, and Bklyn Stories, mourn the loss.This after I just finished reading Paul Auster’s Brooklyn Follies, which takes place in and around a Park Slope used bookshop.
yes. That’s what is great about fiction. You can combine things.
Brightman’s Attic was no doubt inspired by either (or both) the original 7th Avenue Books (when it was near 7th Street) or Park Slope Books. But it was not just a fictionalization. Auster’s creation seemed (to me, anyway) to diverge quite a bit from both places. Similarly, Auster’s Cosmic Diner was inspired by but quite different from Purity, Grecian Corner and the Park Cafe.