The Book of Illusions
The Book of Illusions
Author: Paul Auster
Desc: Six months after losing his wife and two young sons Vermont Professor David Zimmer spends his waking hours mired in a blur of alcoholic grief and self-pity. Then one night he stumbles upon a clip from a lost film by silent comedian Hector Mann. His interest is piqued and he soon finds himself embarking on a journey around the world to research a book on this mysterious figure who vanished from sight back in 1929. When the book is published the following year a letter turns up in Zimmer’s mailbox bearing a return address from a small town in New Mexico inviting him to meet Hector. Zimmer hesitates until one night a strange woman appears on his doorstep and makes the decision for him changing his life forever.