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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Harperaudio
Publication date September 1, 2002
Binding Cassette/Spoken Word
Edition Unabridged
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780060511890
ISBN-10 0060511893
Dimensions 2.50 by 3.25 by 6 in.
Weight 0.70 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $39.95
Other format details audio
§As reported by publisher
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Summary
Having lost his family in a devastating plane crash, Vermont professor David Zimmer journeys around the world to research the life of a presumed-dead silent film actor, and he finds his life changed forever when his subsequent writings get unexpected attention. BOMC. QPB.
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After losing his wife and two young sons in an airplane crash, professor David Zimmer spends his waking hours in a blur of alcoholic grief and self-pity. Then, watching television one night, he sees a clip from a lost film by the silent comedian Hector Mann. Zimmer soon finds himself embarking on a journey around the world to study the works of this mysterious figure, who vanished from sight in 1929.

Presumed dead for sixty years, Hector Mann was a comic genius who had flashed briefly across American movie screens, tantalizing the public with the promise of a brilliant future. Then, just as the silent era came to an end, he walked out of his house one January morning and was never heard from again.

Zimmer's research leads him to write the first full-length study of Hector's films. Upon publication the following year, a letter turns up bearing a return address from New Mexico -- supposedly written by Hector's wife. "Hector has read your book and would like to meet you. Are you interested in paying us a visit?" Is the letter a hoax, or is Hector Mann still alive? Torn between doubt and belief, Zimmer hesitates, until one night a strange woman appears on his doorstep and makes the decision from him, changing his life forever.



Editions
Hardcover
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Large print edition from Chivers (June 1, 2003)
9780754018940 | details & prices | 488 pages | List price $29.95
About: Having lost his family in a plane crash, Vermont professor David Zimmer journeys around the world to research the life of a presumed-dead silent film actor, and he finds his life changed when his subsequent writings get unexpected attention.
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (January 1, 2003)
9780786248681 | details & prices | 488 pages | 5.50 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 1.34 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Having lost his family in a plane crash, Vermont professor David Zimmer journeys around the world to research the life of a presumed-dead silent film actor, and he finds his life changed when his subsequent writings get unexpected attention.
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Picador USA (October 27, 2009)
9780312429010 | details & prices | 321 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $18.00
from St Martins Pr (July 1, 2003)
9780312990961 | details & prices | 278 pages | 4.00 × 6.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.32 lbs | List price $7.99
With William Weaver (other contributor), Primo Levi | Reprint edition from Penguin USA (October 1, 1987); titled "The Monkey''s Wrench"
9780140103571 | details & prices | 5.00 × 7.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $10.00
This edition also contains The Monkey''s Wrench
About: Faussone, an Italian engineer, describes projects he has worked on all around the world and explains what he has learned in his travels
Cassette/Spoken Word
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The price comparison is for this edition
Unabridged edition from Harperaudio (September 1, 2002)
9780060511890 | details & prices | 3.25 × 6.00 × 2.50 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $39.95
About: Having lost his family in a devastating plane crash, Vermont professor David Zimmer journeys around the world to research the life of a presumed-dead silent film actor, and he finds his life changed when his subsequent writings get unexpected attention.

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