Spinoza's God

The Ethics begins........

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In Paul Auster’s ingenious and moving novel Mr. Vertigo an abused boy is rescued by a traveling magician, a mysterious Hungarian Jew named Mr. Yehudi. Yehudi promises to teach the boy to walk on air—and eventually delivers. Mr. Yehudi has a favorite book which goes with him everywhere- a copy of Spinoza’s “Ethics.”

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