Mr Vertigo is Paul Auster's magical and evocative tale, both delightfully surreal and authentically American at the same time.
A dazzling and picaresque novel.
Mr Vertigo is Paul Auster's magical and evocative tale, both delightfully surreal and authentically American at the same time.
A dazzling and picaresque novel.
I was twelve years old the first time I walked on water .
So begins Mr Vertigo, the story of Walt, an irrepressible orphan from the Mid-West. Under the tutelage of the mesmerising Master Yehudi, Walt is taken back to the mysterious house on the plains to prepare not only for the ability to fly, but also for the stardom that will accompany it.
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. His latest book is the critically acclaimed novel Brooklyn Follies. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
A dazzling and picaresque novel. I was twelve years old the first time I walked on water . So begins Mr Vertigo, the story of Walt, an irrepressible orphan from the Mid-West. Under the tutelage of the mesmerising Master Yehudi, Walt is taken back to the mysterious house on the plains to prepare not only for the ability to fly, but also for the stardom that will accompany it.
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