"Moon Palace" is the story of Marco Stanley Fogg's development and quest for his identity set against the background of the Manhattan urban landscape. Through chance and coincidence he discovres his origins and re-examines his relaionship with America. Within Marco's own narrative lie a number of sub-narratives wich are central to Marco's quest and which can be read as the history of modern America, forming a parallel story to Marco's own. -- 4ème de couverture.