by Paul Auster · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433968128
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
«El libro de las ilusiones» is the contemporary fiction novel by Paul Auster, published by Editorial Anagrama in paperback (344 pages, in Spanish).
David Zimmer, a literature professor, is consumed by alcohol after losing his wife and children in a plane crash. One night he discovers Hector Mann, a silent-film comedian who vanished without a trace, on television, and laughs again. Investigating Mann's life leads him to write a book and to receive a mysterious letter from a woman claiming to be his wife.
Original title: The Book of Illusions. Translation by Benito Gómez Ibáñez. Volume 381 of Anagrama's Compactos collection.
For readers of contemporary fiction and those seeking novels about grief, chance, and memory.
Paul Benjamin Auster was an American writer, novelist, memoirist, poet, and filmmaker. His notable works include The New York Trilogy (1987), Moon Palace (1989), The Music of Chance (1990), The Book of Illusions (2002), The Brooklyn Follies (2005), Invisible (2009), Sunset Park (2010), Winter Journal (2012), and 4 3 2 1 (2017). His books have been translated into more than 40 languages.
