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Description edit
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... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Miles Heller: He obsessively photographs abandoned things. In love with Pilar Sanchez.
- Alice Bergstrom: Add a description of this character.
- Bing Nathan: Miles Heller's friend who invited him to live in Sunset Park.
- Pilar Sanchez: A young girl that Miles is in love with.
- Morris Heller
- Renzo Michaelson
- Bobby
- Willa
- Ellen Brice
- Jake Baum
- Angela
- Lee
- Marty
- Winnie
- Korngold
- Teresa Wright
- Cochran
- Millie
- Suki
- Eddie
- Paul
- Nina
- Styron
- Maria
- Ben
- Wood Cemetery
- Annie
- Dana Andrews
- Mark Fidrych
- Harold Russell
- Simon
- Flaherty
- Beckett
Quotes edit
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“the only luxury he allows himself is buying books, paperback books, mostly novels, American novels, British novels, foreign novels in translation, but in the end books are not luxuries so much as necessities, and reading is an addiction he has no wish to be cured of.”
Setting & Locations edit
- New York
- Florida
- Sunset Park: Where the abandoned apartment is located.
- Brooklyn
- Manhattan
- California
- Downing Street
- Park Slope
- London
- Columbia
- Providence
- Upper West Side
- Exeter
- United States
First Sentence edit
For almost a year now, he has been taking photographs of abandoned things.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Paul Auster (Author)
Other Contributors:
- José Vieira de Lima (Translator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 0805092862
Page Count: 308
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 0805092862
Page Count: 308
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
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