New York: Riverhead Books, 1997. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a coming of age story which blends the everyday with the mystical, and which focuses on Alexander, the lonely son of a rabbi in Canada, who fills his life with stories - including those of his great grandfather, a legendary rare book dealer from Frankfurt, and of the Cantor's twin sister, who perished at Auschwitz and more. Dust jacket praise from Judith Rossner and Jamaica Kincaid, among others. 206 pp. ISBN: 1573220752.