In a volume he describes as "A series of covert and not-so-covert autobiographical pieces," Jonathan Lethem explores the nature of cultural obsession--from western films and comic books, to the music of pink floyd and th...In a volume he describes as "A series of covert and not-so-covert autobiographical pieces," Jonathan Lethem explores the nature of cultural obsession--from western films and comic books, to the music of pink floyd and the New York city subway. Along the way, he shows how each of these "Voyages out from himself" Has led him to the source of his beginnings as a writer.