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Synopsis

Unusual book

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Review

"Archly playful and shrewdly philosophical . . . celebrates the power of the imagination . . . the labyrinthine nature of the mind...[a] tribute to the transcendence of stories."--Donna Seaman, "Booklist"
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"This brief work radiates in so many directions . . . that there must be involved in it some sort of magic or wizardry."--"Rain Taxi"
"Auster has an enormous talent for creating worlds that are both fantastic and believable. . . . His novels are uniformly difficult to put down, a testament to his storytelling gifts."--Timothy Peters, "San Francisco Chronicle"
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"Auster is one of our most intellectually elegant writers. . . . Themes are hungry ghosts, Borges said. Fortunately, Auster's ghosts are insatiable."--Howard Norman, "The Washington Post Book World"
"One of America's greats . . . The writing is a tight as ever."--Jonathan Messinger, "Time Out Chicago"

"Archly playful and shrewdly philosophical . . . Celebrates the power of the imagination . . . The labyrinthine nature of the mind...[A] tribute to the transcendence of stories."--Donna Seaman, "Booklist""" "This brief work radiates in so many directions . . . that there must be involved in it some sort of magic or wizardry."--"Rain Taxi" "Auster has an enormous talent for creating worlds that are both fantastic and believable. . . . His novels are uniformly difficult to put down, a testament to his storytelling gifts."--Timothy Peters, "San Francisco Chronicle""" "Auster is one of our most intellectually elegant writers. . . . Themes are hungry ghosts, Borges said. Fortunately, Auster's ghosts are insatiable."--Howard Norman, "The Washington Post Book World"
"One of America's greats . . . The writing is a tight as ever."--Jonathan Messinger, "Time Out Chicago"

"Archly playful and shrewdly philosophical . . . Celebrates the power of the imagination . . . The labyrinthine nature of the mind...[A] tribute to the transcendence of stories."--Donna Seaman, "Booklist"

""

"This brief work radiates in so many directions . . . that there must be involved in it some sort of magic or wizardry."--"Rain Taxi"

"Auster has an enormous talent for creating worlds that are both fantastic and believable. . . . His novels are uniformly difficult to put down, a testament to his storytelling gifts."--Timothy Peters, "San Francisco Chronicle"

"" "Auster is one of our most intellectually elegant writers. . . . Themes are hungry ghosts, Borges said. Fortunately, Auster's ghosts are insatiable."--Howard Norman, "The Washington Post Book World"

"One of America's greats . . . The writing is a tight as ever."--Jonathan Messinger, "Time Out Chicago"

Archly playful and shrewdly philosophical . . . Celebrates the power of the imagination . . . The labyrinthine nature of the mind [A] tribute to the transcendence of stories. "Donna Seaman, Booklist"

This brief work radiates in so many directions . . . that there must be involved in it some sort of magic or wizardry. "Rain Taxi"

Auster has an enormous talent for creating worlds that are both fantastic and believable. . . . His novels are uniformly difficult to put down, a testament to his storytelling gifts. "Timothy Peters, San Francisco Chronicle"

Auster is one of our most intellectually elegant writers. . . . Themes are hungry ghosts, Borges said. Fortunately, Auster's ghosts are insatiable. "Howard Norman, The Washington Post Book World"

One of America's greats . . . The writing is a tight as ever. "Jonathan Messinger, Time Out Chicago""

"Archly playful and shrewdly philosophical . . . Celebrates the power of the imagination . . . The labyrinthine nature of the mind...[A] tribute to the transcendence of stories." --Donna Seaman, Booklist

"This brief work radiates in so many directions . . . that there must be involved in it some sort of magic or wizardry." --Rain Taxi

"Auster has an enormous talent for creating worlds that are both fantastic and believable. . . . His novels are uniformly difficult to put down, a testament to his storytelling gifts." --Timothy Peters, San Francisco Chronicle

"Auster is one of our most intellectually elegant writers. . . . Themes are hungry ghosts, Borges said. Fortunately, Auster's ghosts are insatiable." --Howard Norman, The Washington Post Book World

"One of America's greats . . . The writing is a tight as ever." --Jonathan Messinger, Time Out Chicago

Book Description

Who is he? What is he doing here? When did he arrive and how long will he remain? With any luck, time will tell us all...

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