Book description
Auster's tale of obsession from the author of contemporary classic The New York Trilogy: 'a literary voice for the ages' (Guardian)
The Book of Illusions, written with breath-taking urgency and precision, plunges the reader into a universe in which the comic and the tragic, the real and the imagined, and…
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1 author picked The Book of Illusions as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a book that readers and authors can both learn from. The quality of the writing is exceptional. Plot and characterisation of a very high order. The story is complex, with many twists and turns, but well worth the effort of concentrating and persevering!
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