The Book of Illusions Book Details
Paperback: 336 pagesPublisher: Picador; Reprint edition (October 27, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780312429010
ISBN-13: 978-0312429010
ASIN: 0312429010
Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 1 x 8.2 inches
The Book of Illusions Book Synopsis
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.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.
The Book of Illusions Book Review
All of Auster’s familiar themes of fate, the inscrutability of coincidence, the shortcomings of language, and the duplicity of man are on full display in his latest novel. They are sewn together expertly into an engaging and compelling narrative that is as elaborate and intriguing as anything he has ever written. There is an expert hand at work here and it is hard not to admire the deft skill with which disparate themes, voices and plotlines are elegantly woven together. Still, Auster’s latest work somehow feels like a rough draft of sorts and his words do not have anywhere near the grace and cohesiveness of some of his earlier work such as ‘City of Glass’ and ‘Moon Palace.’ As the New York Times Book Review states, ‘It feels messy without being quite human.’ In the end, however, ‘The Book of Illusions’ is still well worth the read and the superbly taut last pages helps one to overlook any misgivings one might have about the flaws in the novel. Get online The Book of Illusions today.
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