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I think I first became interested in this because I lovelovelove books where a character is obsessed with a filmmaker (see Flicker and Night Film - for any authors reading this, more like these pleaseandthankyou) and while this wasn't quite the same as those great books, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
David Zimmer is a man who has lost everything - his wife, his sons, his interest in a career and his interest in life. He randomly comes across a silent film by forgotten star Hector Mann and he feels some spark, his first in months, this starts him on a quest to learn about Mann and, in doing so, he finds a life of intrigue and even some danger, plus he learns about the idea and the price of constantly feeling such strong guilt that every action one takes must be payment for past sins.
I believe this is my first Auster book and I bought every word of it - excellent writer and he has a great talent for bringing his characters to life - weird coincidence, though, that, back to back, I read two totally unrelated fictional works that reference the Heisenberg principle, though perhaps not by name this time AND that hinge upon someone accidentally killing someone else with just an ill-timed push. Odd. Recommended.
David Zimmer is a man who has lost everything - his wife, his sons, his interest in a career and his interest in life. He randomly comes across a silent film by forgotten star Hector Mann and he feels some spark, his first in months, this starts him on a quest to learn about Mann and, in doing so, he finds a life of intrigue and even some danger, plus he learns about the idea and the price of constantly feeling such strong guilt that every action one takes must be payment for past sins.
I believe this is my first Auster book and I bought every word of it - excellent writer and he has a great talent for bringing his characters to life - weird coincidence, though, that, back to back, I read two totally unrelated fictional works that reference the Heisenberg principle, though perhaps not by name this time AND that hinge upon someone accidentally killing someone else with just an ill-timed push. Odd. Recommended.