- Fiction, Imaginary wars and battles, Alternative histories (Fiction), American, American Autobiographical fiction
August Brill ha sufrido un accidente de coche y se está recuperando en casa de su hija, en Vermont. No puede dormir, e inventa historias en la oscuridad. En una de ellas, es Owen Brick, un joven mago que despierta en el fondo de un foso.
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- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
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- Author
- Paul Auster
- First published
- 2008
- Pages
- 192
- Publisher
- ʻAm ʻoved, Henry Holt and Co., Faber & Faber, Limited
- Editions
- 22
- Language
- Portuguese, French, Spanish, Korean
- ISBN
- 9782742794584
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Paul Benjamin Auster (February 3, 1947 – April 30, 2024) was an American writer, novelist, memoirist, poet, and filmmaker. His notable works include *The New York Trilogy* (1987), *Moon Palace* (1989), *The Music of Chance* (1990), *The Book of Illusions* (2002), *The Brooklyn Follies* (2005), *Invisible* (2009), *Sunset Park* (2010), *Winter Journal* (2012), and *4 3 2 1* (2017). His books have been translated into more than 40 languages.
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