Synopses & Reviews
Spanning three generations, and illuminated by marvelous flights of lyricism and wit,
Moon Palace follows an orphan child of the sixties as he seeks the key to his past and the answers to the riddle of his fate.
Synopsis
The beautiful and haunting (San Francisco Chronicle) tale of an orphan s search for love, for his unknown father, and for the key to the elusive riddle of his fate, from the author of the forthcoming4 3 2 1: A Novel
Marco Stanley Fogg is an orphan, a child of the sixties, a quester tirelessly seeking the key to his past, the answers to the ultimate riddle of his fate. As Marco journeys from the canyons of Manhattan to the deserts of Utah, he encounters a gallery of characters and a series of events as rich and surprising as any in modern fiction.
Beginning during the summer that men first walked on the moon, and moving backward and forward in time to span three generations, MoonPalaceis propelled by coincidence and memory, and illuminated by marvelous flights of lyricism and wit. Here is the most entertaining and moving novel yet from an author well known for his breathtaking imagination.
FromNew YorkTimes-bestselling author Paul Auster (The New York Trilogy)."
About the Author
Paul Auster’s novels include Brooklyn Follies, Oracle Night, and In the Country of Last Things, as well as two memoirs, a collection of essays, a volume of poems, and the screenplays for several films. His work has been translated into over 30 languages.