{"product_id":"the-book-of-illusions-paperback","title":"The Book of Illusions - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Auster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1 \u003c\/i\u003eand The New York Trilogy comes \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"an enthralling new summit in Paul Auster's art.\" --Jonathan Lethem\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA man's obsession with a silent-film star sends him on a journey into a shadow world of lies, illusions, and unexpected love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This stunning novel plunges the reader into a universe in which the comic and the tragic, the real and the imagined, the violent and the tender dissolve into one another.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Auster \u003c\/b\u003ewas the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBloodbath Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBaumgartner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e, and The New York Trilogy, among many other works. In 2006 he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature. Among his other honors are the Prix Médicis Étranger for \u003ci\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/i\u003e, the Independent Spirit Award for the screenplay of \u003ci\u003eSmoke\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Premio Napoli for \u003ci\u003eSunset Park\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2012, he was the first recipient of the NYC Literary Honors in the category of fiction. He was also a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e), the PEN\/Faulkner Award (\u003ci\u003eThe Music of Chance\u003c\/i\u003e), the Edgar Award (\u003ci\u003eCity of Glass\u003c\/i\u003e), and the Man Booker Prize (\u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1\u003c\/i\u003e). Auster was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His work has been translated into more than forty languages. He died at age seventy-seven in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52913058873568,"sku":"9780312429010","price":21.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/MfMnrev-fE9780312429010.webp?v=1781216238","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-book-of-illusions-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}