Jonathan Lethem is a novelist and essayist. His novels include Brooklyn Crime Novel and The Fortress of Solitude. A collection of his stories and essays about art, Cellophane Bricks: A Life in Visual Culture, is published by ZE Books.

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‘This bird’s a doofus’ – the unlikely charms of a featherbrained friend

When Jonathan Lethem picked up an innocuous old painting of a cormorant for $50, he didn’t know it would become a companion for life

13 Sep 2024

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The Masterpiece podcast: episode three

This episode explores an ancient funeral stele, Marie Antoinette’s breast bowl, and how digital technologies are helping to preserve Egyptian heritage sites

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