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Synopsis
72-year-old August Brill is recovering from a car accident. Plagued by insomnia, he tries to push back thoughts about the things he would prefer to forget - his wife's recent death and the horrific murder of his granddaughter's boyfriend, Titus - by telling himself stories. He imagines a parallel world in which America is not at war with Iraq but with itself. In this other America the twin towers did not fall, and the 2000 election results led to secession, as state after state pulled away from the union, and a bloody civil war ensued. Brill is joined in the early hours by his granddaughter, and he gradually opens up to her and recounts the story of his marriage and confronts the grim reality of Titus' death. "Man in the Dark" is a novel of our time, a book that forces us to confront the blackness of night whilst also celebrating the existence of ordinary joys in a brutal world.
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Paul Auster was born in New Jersey in 1947. After attending Columbia University he lived in France for four years. Since 1974 he has published poems, essays, novels, screenplays and translations. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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Man in the Dark
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Faber and Faber, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0571240925
ISBN 13 : 9780571240920
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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Very good trade paperback. Solid binding. Minimal wear to cover. We use quality packaging materials. N° de réf. du vendeur P2MAID
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Man in the Dark
Edité par
Faber and Faber, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0571240925
ISBN 13 : 9780571240920
Ancien ou d'occasion
paperback
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Vendeur : Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
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Man in the Dark
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Faber and Faber, UK, 2008
ISBN 10 : 0571240925
ISBN 13 : 9780571240920
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Medium Trade Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. Medium Trade Paperback. 180 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Faber and Faber, UK, 2008. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Seventy-two-year-old August Brill is recovering from a car accident in his daughter's house in Vermont. When sleep refuses to come, he lies in bed and tells himself stories, struggling to push back thoughts about things he would prefer to forget - his wife's recent death and the horrific murder of his granddaughter's boyfriend, Titus. The retired book critic imagines a parallel world in which America is not at war with Iraq but with itself. In this other America the twin towers did not fall and the 2000 election results led to secession, as state after state pulled away from the union and a bloody civil war ensued. As the night progresses, Brill's story grows increasingly intense, and what he is so desperately trying to avoid insists on being told. Joined in the early hours by his granddaughter, he gradually opens up to her and recounts the story of his marriage. After she falls asleep, he at last finds the courage to revisit the trauma of Titus's death. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; General; ISBN/EAN: 9780571240920. Inventory No: 23090120. N° de réf. du vendeur 23090120
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