THE FOOL OF NEW YORK CITY by MICHAEL D. O’BRIEN

Description

Set in present day Manhattan, this novel is the tale of two souls who are considered to be “fools”  and “idiots’ in the eyes of most people they encounter. One is a literal giant, the other an amnesiac who believes he is the eighteenth-century Spanish painter Francisco de Goya. Billy, the giant takes Francisco under his wing after they meet through a seeming coincidence. Together they undertake the search to discover Francisco’s true past. It is a journey into the ironies and complexities of human character and destiny. Hardcover.