The Fortress of Solitude (novel)

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The Fortress of Solitude

First edition cover
Author	Jonathan Lethem
Cover artist	Jacket design by Marc Cozza Jacket illustration by Rebecca Cohen
Language	English
Genre	Novel
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	September 16, 2003
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover & paperback), audio cassette, audio CD, and audio download
Pages	511 pp (first edition, hardcover)
ISBN	0-385-50069-6 (first edition, hardcover)
OCLC	51629829
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 21
LC Class	PS3562.E8544 F67 2003
Preceded by	Kafka Americana
Followed by	Men and Cartoons

The Fortress of Solitude is a 2003 semi-autobiographical novel by Jonathan Lethem set in Brooklyn and spanning the 1970s, '80s, and '90s. It follows two teenage friends, Dylan Ebdus and Mingus Rude, one white and one black, who discover a magic ring. The novel explores the issues of race and culture, gentrification, self-discovery, and music. The novel's title is a reference to the Fortress of Solitude, a fortress constructed for Superman.