Mr. Vertigo

Mr.Vertigo
First edition
Author(s)	Paul Auster
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Absurdist fiction
Publisher	Faber & Faber
Publication date	April 5 1994
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	256 (hardback edition)
ISBN	ISBN 0-571-17092-7 (hardback edition)
OCLC Number	29668740
Preceded by	Leviathan
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 traveler known only as Master Yehudi. Master Yehudi trains Walter to fly and they begin traveling across the United States performing this feat at circus sideshows. Many times they are faced with hardships such as the Ku Klux Klan, the Chicago Mob, and Walter's drunken uncle, Slim.

Adaptations

In 2009, Audible.com produced an audio version of Mr. Vertigo, narrated by Kevin Pariseau, as part of its Modern Vanguard line of audiobooks.

Trivia

The Dave Matthews song "Gravedigger" makes a reference to a young boy who wants to be like Mr. Vertigo when he grows up.

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