a graphic novel classic with a new introduction by art spiegelmanquinn writes mysteries. the washington post has described him as a post-existentialist private eye. an unknown voice on the telephone is now begging for his help, drawing him into a world and a mystery far stranger than any he ever created in print.adapted by paul karasik and david mazzucchelli, with graphics by david mazzucchelli, paul auster's groundbreaking, edgar award-nominated masterwork has been astonishingly transformed into a new visual language.[this graphic novel] is, surprisingly, not just a worthy supplement to the novel, but a work of art that fully justifies its existence on its own terms.--the guardian