Mr. Vertigo
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Mr.Vertigo | |
Author | Paul Auster |
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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
- ^ The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video Collection (1991-2000)