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Fortress of solitude musical among highlights of new public. Jonathan lethem born february 19, 1964 is an american novelist, essayist and short story writer. The fortress of solitude is the story of dylan ebdus growing up white and motherless in downtown brooklyn in the 1970s. The main characters of this novels, literature story are dylan ebdus, mingus rude.
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