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Description edit
When his closest friend, Benjamin Sachs, accidentally blows himself up on a Wisconsin road, Peter Aaron attempts to piece together the life that led to Sach's tragic demise and determine the reason for his death.
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Characters edit
- Benjamin Sachs: main character
- Peter Aaron: narrator of the story; a writer, Sachs' friend
- Harris: FBI agent
- Worthy: FBI agent
- Fanny: Sachs' wife
- Maria Turner: an artist, Sachs' friend
- Lillian Stern: Add a description of this character.
- Reed Dimaggio
- David: Peter Aaron's son
- Delia
- Iris: Peter Aaron's wife
- Dwight McMartin
- Charles
- Tom
- Berkman
- Maria DiMaggio: Lilian Stern's daughter
Quotes edit
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“Even his doubts were now subject to doubt”
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“Rather than make her talk in front of me that evening, Sachs had boiled up a concoction of spontaneous lies, a kettle of steam and hot air to obscure the issue on the table”
First Sentence edit
Six days ago, a man blew himself up by the side of a road in northern Wisconsin.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Paul Auster (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0670846767
Page Count: 288
Publisher: Viking Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0670846767
Page Count: 288
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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