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Book of Illusions

Paul Auster • Rizzoli • ISBN-13 978-0312429010

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Book of Illusions

Paul Auster • Rizzoli

ISBN-10: 0312429010 · ISBN-13: 978-0312429010

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Paul Auster’s novel explores the life of David Zimmer, a grieving professor who finds solace in the silent films of a long-lost actor named Hector Mann. As Zimmer delves into the history of this vanished star, the narrative unfolds as a complex meditation on the nature of cinematic art, memory, and the blurred boundaries between reality and fiction.

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Publisher: RizzoliPages: 336

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Contributor: Paul Auster

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Category: American LiteratureCategory: Contemporary FictionCategory: Film HistoryCategory: LiteratureCategory: MetafictionCategory: Psychological FictionCategory: Silent FilmCategory: Literary Fiction

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