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Vermont professor David Zimmer grieves the loss of his wife and two young sons in a plane crash. While researching, he stumbles upon a lost silent‑film comedy starring the enigmatic comedian Hector Mann, jolting him back to laughter. 1929 marked the disappearance of Mann, who vanished after walking out of his house. Zimmer’s fixation on the vanished star leads him to publish a study of Mann’s work, after which he receives a mysterious letter from Mann’s wife inviting him to New Mexico. As Zimmer wrestles with the possibility of an alive Heath Mann, an enigmatic woman appears at his door and forces him to confront his obsession, forever changing his life. The novel blends humor and tragedy, reality and imagination, in a narrative that probes grief, fame, and the fragile boundary between illusion and truth.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Paul Auster
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