num_pages: 312
description: Follow the growth and fortune of Aaron Scholssberg as he moves from boyhood to early adulthood, from domestic turmoil to gutsy independence, from Brooklyn to Manhattan and the open sea. The story records the shaping of a young sensibility under the influence of a powerful place and time. While laying out a boy’s moral and romantic journey, Brooklyn Boy also pays homage to and is a personal mapping of a legendary site. Aaron’s history is Brooklyn’s.
language: English
title: Brooklyn Boy
titlecomplete: Brooklyn Boy (Library of American Fiction)
ratings_count: 2
publisher: University of Wisconsin Press