Sunset Park

Auster, Paul

ISBN 10: 0571258786 / ISBN 13: 9780571258789

Published by Faber and Faber, UK, 2010

This is a true UK first edition / first printing, with the full numberline ie 24681097531 on the copyright page. A pristine, unread copy of this powerful novel, set during the economic crash of 2008. By the author of 'New York Trilogy' and 'Moon Palace'. We protect all our books with a removable plastic cover, and send them with care. Seller Inventory # 000877

Synopsis:

In the sprawling flatlands of Florida, 28-year-old Miles is photographing the last lingering traces of families who have abandoned their houses due to debt or foreclosure.

Miles is haunted by guilt for having inadvertently caused the death of his step-brother, a situation that caused him to flee his father and step-mother in New York 7 years ago.

What keeps him in Florida is his relationship with a teenage high-school girl, Pilar, but when her family threatens to expose their relationship, Miles decides to protect Pilar by going back to Brooklyn, where he settles in a squat to prepare himself to face the inevitable confrontation with his father that he ahs been avoiding for years.

Pulsing with the energy of Auster's previous novel, INVISIBLE, SUNSET PARK is as mythic as it is contemporary, as in love with baseball as it is with literature. It is above all, a story about love and forgiveness - not only among men and women, but also between fathers and sons.

Review: 'You cannot but read on. Auster is a natural storyteller and a great stylist.' --Time Out

'This is Auster, so nothing turns out as you expect ... Compelling.' --Sunday Telegraph

'Intense and engrossing.' --Times Literary Supplement

'A gripping, carefully judged novel, as always from Paul Auster.' --Evening Standard

'Intense and engrossing.' --Times Literary Supplement

'Urgent, spare novel that probes ideas of personal responsibility and self-determination.' --Financial Times

'Intense and engrossing.' --Times Literary Supplement

Bibliographic Details

Title: Sunset Park
Publisher: Faber and Faber, UK
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: As New
Edition: First Edition