Sunset Park
of Paul Auster
Description
Luminous, passionate, expansive, an emotional tour de force, Sunset Park follows the hopes and fears of a cast of unforgettable characters brought together by the mysterious Miles Heller during the dark months of the 2008 economic collapse.An enigmatic young man employed as a trash-out worker in southern Florida obsessively photographing thousands of abandoned objects left behind by the evicted families. A group of young people squatting in an apartment in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The Hospital for Broken Things, which specializes in repairing the artifacts of a vanished world.William Wyler's 1946 classic The Best Years of Our Lives. A celebrated actress preparing to return to Broadway. An independent publisher desperately trying to save his business and his marriage. These are just some of the elements Auster magically weaves together in this immensely moving novel about contemporary America and its ghosts. Sunset Park is a surprising departure that confirms Paul Auster as one of our greatest living writers.
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 309 pages
- Publisher Henry Holt & Company
- Publication Date November 9th 2010
- First Publication 10/30/10
- Language English
- ISBN 9780805092868
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Brooklyn, New York City, New York (United States)', 'Florida (United States)']
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