Six days ago, a man blew himself up by the side of a road in northern Wisconsin. The explosion that detonates the narrative of Paul Auster's remarkable novel also ends the life of its hero, Benjamin Sachs, and brings two FBI agents to the home of one of Sachs's oldest friends, the writer Peter Aaron. What follows is Aaron's story, an intricate, subtle and gripping investigation of another man's life in all its richness and complexity.
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Leviathan
By Paul Auster
Six days ago, a man blew himself up by the side of a road in northern Wisconsin. The explosion that detonates the narrative of Paul Auster's remarkable novel also ends the life of its hero, Benjamin Sachs, and brings two FBI agents to the home of one of Sachs's oldest friends, the writer Peter Aaron. What follows is Aaron's story, an intricate, subtle and gripping investigation of another man's life in all its richness and complexity.
Popular Reviews(1)
Reviewed by EniLeviathan feels quite selfaware and selfdepricating. The political, the work are interwoven with the personal, just as in every good american male drama. The friendship between Peter and Ben (always referred to by his last name by his best friend) is almost a satirical comment on male friendship. The story contemplates questions on originality, morality and honesty. It was well written and compeling thus spiked with constructed characters.