The discovery of a mysterious notebook turns a mans life upside down in this compulsively readable novel by one of the great writers of our time This neat sweet volume is a joy to read. EconomistAusters writing is stunning and the book is absorbing and hypnotic SpectatorA great novel as fine as anything this genius of a writer has ever imagined and then some ScotsmanIf you have never read auster before... this is the place to start Herald