The Book of Illusions -- Paul Auster

<p><b>A NATIONAL BESTSELLER<br>A <i>NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW</i> NOTABLE BOOK <p/></b> <p/>Six months after losing his wife and two young sons, Vermont Professor David Zimmer spends his waking hours mired in a blur of alcoholic grief and self-pity. One night, he stumbles upon a clip from a lost film by silent comedian Hector Mann. His 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. <p/>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 inviting him to meet Hector. Zimmer hesitates, until one night a strange woman appears on his doorstep and makes the decision for him, changing his life forever.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Paul Auster<br><b>Publisher:</b> Picador USA<br><b>Published:</b> 10/27/2009<br><b>Pages:</b> 336<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.90lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780312429010<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><p><b>PAUL AUSTER</b> is the bestselling author of <i>Travels in the Scriptorium</i>, <i>Oracle Night</i>, and <i>Man in the Dark</i>, among many other works. <i>I Thought My Father Was God</i>, the NPR National Story Project Anthology, which he edited, was also a national bestseller. His work has been translated into more than thirty-five languages. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.</p></p><p></p>