The Musical Illusionist And Other Tales

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Disappearing manuscripts. Profane numbers. Extinct bacteria. Cities without shadows. A language spoken entirely in rythms. A man deaf solely to the waltzes of Chopin. These are among the anomalies to be found in the Library of Tangents, a vast underground archive whose beguiling exhibitions are detailed by Alex Rose in this debut collection. A masterful fusion of science-historic precision and magical realistic caprice, this Pandora's Box of curious tales stands in the tradition of Borges, Calvino and Pavi.

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Alex Rose has published stories and essays for McSweeney's, the North American Review, The Providence Journal, The Forward, Science-Creative Quarterly, and DIAGRAM. He has also directed a number of short films, videos, and animations, which have appeared on HBO, MTV, Comedy Central, ShowTime, and the BBC. The Musical Illusionist is his debut collection.