Invisible ♥
‘Born said that he and Margot had been on the verge of leaving, but then they spotted me standing alone in the corner, and because I looked so unhappy, they decided to come over and cheer me up — just to make sure I didn’t slit my throat before the night was out. I had no idea how to interpret his remark. Was this man insulting me, I wondered, or was he actually trying to show some kindness to a lost young stranger? The words themselves had a certain playful, disarming quality, but the look in Born’s eyes when he delivered them was cold and detached, and I couldn’t help feeling that he was testing me, taunting me, for reasons I utterly failed to understand.
I shrugged, gave him a little smile, and said: Believe it or not, I’m having the time of my life.’
(Invisible by Paul Auster, hardcover, 320 pages published by Henry Holt and Co., first edition released October 27, 2009. In deutscher Uebersetzung erscheint das Buch am 16. Juli 2010. Photo: Lotte Hansen)