Le Livre des Illusions I got an interesting comment from Stuart Pilkington, a fan of the writings of Paul Auster who is responsible for the excellent Paul Auster (The Definitive Website) which is appropriately enough based in the UK: Here's something from my FAQ page for you: "I e-mailed Paul Auster's assistant and she said "Yes--The Book of Illusions is absolutely wonderful. But I have no idea why it came out earlier in those countries." So I e-mailed his French publishers, Actes-Sud, and they said "Indeed, "The Book of illusions" has been published in France before its coming out in USA and GB. In fact, Actes Sud has a very close contact to Paul Auster as the French echo of his work has highly contributed to his international success. Our editorial direction got the manuscript directly from the author without having to wait for its publication in English language. Therefore, the schedule of each publishing house, from one side or another of the Atlantic or the Channel, are completly independent - and we were so enthusiastic about this new novel that we were especially eager to offer it to our readers as soon as possible!"" Cheers Stuart