It is hard not to notice when art imitates life. This was the case for artist Glenn Thomas when he began to explore the works of novelist Paul Auster. Both men ... » 

It is hard not to notice when art imitates life. This was the case for artist Glenn Thomas when he began to explore the works of novelist Paul Auster. Both men were born in Newark New Jersey in the 1940s and their relationship as collaborators was initiated when Thomas contacted Auster after realizing that the two shared more than just a hometown. Austers novel The Book of Illusions explores the implications of stories within stories especially as Films. Battling with personal crises Austers protagonist David Zimmer falls into the work of the fictional silent film star Hector Mann «