Man in the Dark by Paul Auster

Paul Auster's newest book, Man in the Dark, creates an alternate universe in which the twin towers never toppled, the war in Iraq never began, and instead the United States wages against itself, divided in civil war. More than a compelling what-if, Auster's book confronts the most important questions of our times in a way that is gut-wrenchingly real. Read more.

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