Mr. Vertigo

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Mr.Vertigo
Author Paul Auster
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Absurdist fiction
Publisher Faber & Faber
Publication date April 5 1995
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 256 (hardback edition)
ISBN ISBN 0-571-17092-7 (hardback edition)
Preceded by The Music of Chance
Followed by Timbuktu

Mr. Vertigo is a novel written by Paul Auster and first published in 1994. It tells the story of a young orphaned boy from St. Louis, Walter Claireborne Rawley, who happens upon a mysterious traveller known only as Master Yehudi. Master Yehudi trains Walter to levitate and they begin travelling across the United States performing this feat at circus sideshows.

[edit] Trivia

Mr. Vertigo inspired director Jake Scott's concept for the video for Disarm, by the Smashing Pumpkins.[1]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection (1991-2000)