The Illusion of Separateness

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Text Publishing Company, Jun 26, 2013 - Fiction - 224 pages
The Illusion of Separateness is a novel to relish. Van Booy's beautiful prose and engrossing storyline reveal just how intricately our lives run through one another

• An enchanting and aching novel that captures the lives of five individuals whose existence can be traced back to one moment of mercy in the fields of France in World War II

• Inspired by the real-life story of Van Booy's grandparents

• Van Booy is an extraordinarily insightful writer whose works include the novel Everything Beautiful Began After and the non-fiction works Secret Lives of People in Love, Why our Decisions Don't Matter and Why We Fight

• Simon Van Booy was the winner of the 2009 Frank O'Connor Short Story Award

• 'If F. Scott Fitzgerald and Marguerite Duras had had a son, he would be Simon Van Booy; this is a truly special writer who does things with abstract language that is so evocative and original your breath literally catches in your chest.' Andre Dubus III, New York Times bestselling author of Townie

• For fans of Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin and Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers

• Simon van Booy's essays have appeared in the New York Times, Daily Telegraph (UK), The Times and the Guardian

• Visit www.simonvanbooy.com

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About the author (2013)

Simon Van Booy was born in Great Britain and grew up in rural Wales. He is the author of The Secret Lives of People in Love, Love Begins in Winter (winner of the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award) and the novel, Everything Beautiful Began After. He is the editor of three philosophy books, titled Why We Fight, Why We Need Love, and Why Our Decisions Don’t Matter. His essays have appeared in the New York Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian, and ELLE Men (China), where he has a monthly column. He has also written for the stage, National Public Radio, and the BBC. He was a finalist for the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise, and his work has been translated into more than fifteen languages. He lives in New York.

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