The Book of Illusions — Paul Auster

Six months after losing his wife and two young sons in a plane crash Vermont professor David Zimmer spends his waking hours mired in alcoholic grief and self pity Then watching television one night he stumbles upon a lost film by the great silent comedian Hector Mann and finds himself entranced His growing obsession with the mystery of Mann s true life story will tahe Zimmer on a strange and intense journey into a shadow world of lies illusions and unexpected love A stunning feat of imagination and likely the best book that Auster has written Financial Times