caption children birth_name pseudonym birth_place imagesize awards nationality notableworks birth_date period spouse image article_title name occupation
at 2012 -rrb- the national book critics circle awards -lrb- march everett barrett lethem jonathan allen lethem harry conklin brooklyn , new york , u.s. 225px national book critics circle award , world fantasy award american '' fortress of solitude '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- motherless brooklyn '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- '' the 19 february 1964 1989 & ndash ; present shelley -rrb- amy barrett jackson -lrb- 1987-1997 -rrb- julia rosenberg -lrb- 2000-2002 jonathan lethem 2011 nbcc 2012 shankbone 2.jpg jonathan lethem
 jonathan lethem novelist , essayist , short story writer
jonathan lethem

jonathan allen lethem -lrb- born february 19 , 1964 -rrb- is an american novelist , essayist and short story writer .
his first novel , `` gun , with occasional music '' , a genre work that mixed elements of science fiction and detective fiction , was published in 1994 .
it was followed by three more science fiction novels .
in 1999 , lethem published `` motherless brooklyn '' , a national book critics circle award-winning novel that achieved mainstream success .
in 2003 , he published `` the fortress of solitude '' , which became a `` new york times '' best seller .
in 2005 , he received a macarthur fellowship .
