The book of illusions
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Published
New York, NY : Picador/Henry Holt and Company, [2009].
Edition
Second Picador edition.
Physical Desc
321 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Main Level - Fiction
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Published
New York, NY : Picador/Henry Holt and Company, [2009].
Format
Book
Edition
Second Picador edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published: New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2002.
Description
Six months after losing his wife and two young sons in an airplane crash, Vermont professor David Zimmer spends his waking hours mired in a blur of alcoholic grief and self-pity. Then, watching television one night, he stumbles upon a clip from a lost silent film by comedian Hector Mann. Zimmer's interest is piqued, and he soon finds himself embarking on a journey around the world to research a book on this mysterious figure, who vanished from sight in 1929 and has been presumed dead for sixty years. When the book is published the following year, a letter turns up in Zimmer's mailbox bearing a return address from a small town in New Mexico-supposedly written by Hector's wife. "Hector has read your book and would like to meet you. Are you interested in paying us a visit?" Is the letter a hoax, or is Hector Mann still alive? Torn between doubt and belief, Zimmer hesitates, until one night a strange woman appears on his doorstep and makes the decision for him, changing his life forever
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Auster, P. (2009). The book of illusions (Second Picador edition.). Picador/Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Auster, Paul, 1947-. 2009. The Book of Illusions. Picador/Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Auster, Paul, 1947-. The Book of Illusions Picador/Henry Holt and Company, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Auster, Paul. The Book of Illusions Second Picador edition., Picador/Henry Holt and Company, 2009.
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