Join Amazon Prime and get unlimited Free One-Day Delivery. Already a member? Sign in.

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
More Buying Choices
11 new from £9.69
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Man in the Dark
 
 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

Man in the Dark [Audiobook] (Audio CD)

by Paul Auster (Author)
3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
Price: £15.98 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Only 2 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want guaranteed delivery by Friday, July 17? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
11 new from £9.69
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover 3 used & new from £12.15
Paperback (Export e.) 8 used & new from £3.95
Hardcover (Large Print) 12 used & new from £22.64

Frequently Bought Together

Customers buy this book with Man in the Dark by Paul Auster

Man in the Dark + Man in the Dark
Price For Both: £24.97

Show availability and shipping details

  • This item: Man in the Dark by Paul Auster

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

  • Man in the Dark by Paul Auster

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Man in the Dark

Man in the Dark

by Paul Auster
£4.79
The Music of Chance

The Music of Chance

by Paul Auster
4.2 out of 5 stars (24)  £5.99
Man in the Dark

Man in the Dark

by Paul Auster
3.4 out of 5 stars (14)  £8.99
Leviathan (Faber Fiction Classics)

Leviathan (Faber Fiction Classics)

by Paul Auster
4.3 out of 5 stars (39)  £4.79
Timbuktu

Timbuktu

by Paul Auster
4.0 out of 5 stars (5)  £5.99
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber (21 Aug 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0571244106
  • ISBN-13: 978-0571244102
  • Product Dimensions: 14.2 x 12.4 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 584,086 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category:

    #58 in  Books > Fiction > Authors, A-Z > A > Auster, Paul

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Product Description
Seventy-two-year-old August Brill is recovering from a car accident. Plagued by insomnia, he tries to push back thoughts of things he would prefer to forget - his wife's recent death and the horrific murder of his granddaughter's boyfriend, Titus - by telling himself stories. He imagines a parallel world in which America is not at war with Iraq but with itself. In this other America the twin towers did not fall, and the 2000 election results led to secession, as state after state pulled away from the union, and a bloody civil war ensued. Brill gradually opens up to his granddaughter, recounting the story of his marriage and confronting the grim reality of Titus' death. "Man in the Dark" is a novel of our time, a book that forces us to confront the blackness of night whilst also celebrating the existence of ordinary joys in a brutal world.

About the Author
Paul Auster was born in New Jersey in 1947. After attending Columbia University he lived in France for four years. Since 1974 he has published poems, essays, novels, screenplays and translations. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
Check a corresponding box or enter your own tags in the field below
(8)
(5)
(5)
(3)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(1)
(1)
(1)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Man in the Dark
46% buy the item featured on this page:
Man in the Dark 3.0 out of 5 stars (2)
£15.98
Man in the Dark
30% buy
Man in the Dark 3.4 out of 5 stars (14)
£8.99
Man in the Dark
9% buy
Man in the Dark
£4.79
Moon Palace
8% buy
Moon Palace 4.3 out of 5 stars (13)
£4.79
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews
5 star:    (0)
4 star:
 (1)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars DARKNESS SURROUNDS HIM, 27 Aug 2008
By Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - See all my reviews
(TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)   
Loneliness takes many forms. For some it is a feeling of intense isolation even in a crowd or a room full of friends. If it is dark, nighttime, one may feel almost disabled by desolation. You truly are alone save for your thoughts, memories, unanswered questions that prevent sleep and only summon remorse. That is the condition in which August Brill finds himself in Paul Auster's brilliantly challenging latest novel "Man In The Dark."

At 72 years of age Brill finds himself in his daughter's Vermont home where he is trying to recover from an automobile accident. Sleep eludes him as he recalls past tragedies - the death of his wife, the desertion of his daughter's husband, the death in Iraq of Titus, his granddaughter's fiancé. A retired book critic Brill has a fertile imagination, and sees in his mind's eye quite a different America, and it is a haunting scene - a place where there has not been a terrorist attack, our country is not at war save for within itself when New York and 16 other states secede from the Union.

He flagellates himself for these thoughts, saying, "Why am I doing this? Why do I persist in traveling down these old, tired paths; why this compulsion to pick at old wounds and make myself bleed again?"

Auster, as is his wont, challenges us to consider the world in which we live. He underscores the atrocities of war by relating the horrible death of Titus that is posted on the Internet and seen by Brill and his granddaughter.

Brilliant, shocking? Yes. It is also unforgettable, undeniably the work of one of the most creative minds of our generation.

Auster's narration of his work brings an added depth to the story. For this listener there is a greater understanding of the author's intention when the inflections, phrasings, and emphases are his own.

- Gail Cooke
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Auster losing his direction..., 7 Sep 2008
By Sam Sinclair (Glasgow, Scotland) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
This review is from: Man in the Dark (Hardcover)
The last few offerings from the once brilliant Paul Auster suggest an author who has (hopefully temporarily) lost his way. If we had read Man In The Dark by an unknown, then it would be filed away as mildly interesting but showing some real flashes of brilliance. That the author is Auster can`t fail to disappoint. We realise that Auster has a story to tell here and many important points to be made, but the lasting impression is nothing more than a somewhat shmaltzy sentimental filler. The reminiscing between grandfather and granddaughter that concludes the novel is excrutiatingly out of place in an Auster book and one can only hope that the author re-discovers his former superb standard in the coming years.
Auster knows he`s good....and the book is written in my opinion with the view that his fans will welcome and drool over anything that he cares to submit.
Not this one !
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Feedback

Health & Beauty at Amazon.co.uk

Elemis Resurface and Renew Skin Care Gift Set of 4 Products
From soap to shavers, massagers to mascara, stock up on your daily essentials or truly pamper yourself.

›Discover Health & Beauty

  

Up to 75% off Shoes

Shoe Clearance - 75% off Shoes
Save up to 75% on shoes for the whole family.

›Shop clearance shoes

  

We've Got Converse

Converse
Stock up on your favourite styles with great deals on Converse shoes.

›Shop Converse

  

Treat Someone

Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates--available in any amount from £5 to £500 With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is).

›Learn more about Gift Certificates

  
Ad

Where's My Stuff?

Delivery and Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers

amazon.co.uk Amazon Home
International Sites:  United States  |  Germany  |  France  |  Japan  |  Canada  |  China
Business Programs: Sell on Amazon  |  Fulfilment by Amazon  |  Join Associates  |  Join Advantage
Customer Service  |  Help  |  View Basket  |  Your Account
About Amazon.co.uk  |  Careers at Amazon
Conditions of Use & Sale |  Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates