 First UK edition | |
| Author | Paul Auster |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Absurdist fiction |
Publication date | Feb 1994 Faber (UK) July 1994 Viking Press (US) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 256 (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | 0-571-17092-7 (hardback edition) |
| OCLC | 29668740 |
Mr. Vertigo is a novel written by the American author Paul Auster. Faber & Faber first published it in 1994 in Great Britain. The book fits well in Auster's bibliography, which has reappearing themes like failure and identity and genres like absurdist fiction, crime fiction and existentialism.[1]
Mr. Vertigo tells the story of Walter Claireborne Rawley, in short Walt. He is a neglected orphan dwelling on the streets of St. Louis. Master Yehudi takes the boy to a lone house in the countryside to teach Walt how to fly. Throughout the story, they encounter real-life dangers like the Ku Klux Klan and the Chicago Mob.