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Moon Palace

By: Paul Auster
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
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Marco Stanley Fogg is an orphan, a child of the '60s, a quester tirelessly seeking the key to his past, the answers to the ultimate riddle of his fate. As Marco journeys from the canyons of Manhattan to the deserts of Utah, he encounters a gallery of characters and a series of events as rich and surprising as any in modern fiction.

Beginning during the summer that men first walked on the moon, and moving backward and forward in time to span three generations, Moon Palace is propelled by coincidence and memory, and illuminated by marvelous flights of lyricism and wit. Here is the most entertaining and moving novel yet from an author well known for his breathtaking imagination.

As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Paul Auster's book, you'll also get an exclusive Jim Atlas interview that begins when the audiobook ends.

This production is part of our Audible Modern Vanguard line, a collection of important works from groundbreaking authors.©1990 Paul Auster (P)2009 Audible, Inc. Literary Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Coming of Age Sagas Family Life

Critic reviews

"This is a writer whose work shines with intelligence and originality." (Don Delillo)
"In somber, cerebral, and terse narratives, Paul Auster has hunted down his obsessions. The missing father, the limits of language, the past as a crime we are driven to solve: from these themes, Mr. Auster has built a reputation as a post-modern gumshoe, fusing the conventions of detective fiction with Beckett-like despair." (The New York Times)
"The moon as a poetic and planetary influence over earthly affairs runs as a theme, wittily ransacked, throughout this elegant fiction." (Publishers Weekly)
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It feels like an ode to storytelling itself. Each chapter is its own like individual colors of a mosaic. Beautiful and engaging

I don't get it, I thoroughly enjoy it though.

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A fantastic, captivating story, but it should not be narrated akin to a radio play. Only Auster should narrate Auster. I hope he gets to narrate Moon Palace. If so, I will definitly purchase it again.

Only Auster should narrate Auster

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Generally the story is pointless. It goes slowly, nothing very interseting happens at any point.

Pointless

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I wish I had known this book before. By now, I could have read it many times. What a pleasure it was to enjoy it with audible.

Moon Palace

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