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Zusatztext A contemporary novel which tells the story of Marco Stanley Fogg - orphan! child of the 1960s - spanning three generations. The narrative moves from the early years of this century to the first lunar landings! from Manhattan to the landscape of the American West. Informationen zum Autor Paul Auster was the bestselling author of 4 3 2 1, Sunset Park, The Book of Illusions, Moon Palace and The New York Trilogy . He and Spencer Ostrander collaborated on Bloodbath Nation. In 2006, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature. His other honours include the Prix Medicis Étranger for Leviathan , the Independent Spirit Award for the Screenplay of Smoke , the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Burning Boy , and the Carlos Fuentes Prize for his body of work. His novel 4 3 2 1 was shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and was a Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His work was translated into more than forty languages. His final novel, Baumgartner , was published in November 2023. He died on 30 April 2024. Klappentext Reissued with a new jacket, to coincide with the publication of "Hand To Mouth". Vorwort Paul Auster's enthralling adventure story from the author of contemporary classic The New York Trilogy : 'a literary voice for the ages' ( Guardian ) Zusammenfassung Paul Auster's enthralling adventure story from the author of contemporary classic The New York Trilogy: 'a literary voice for the ages' (Guardian) It was the summer that men first walked on the moon.
