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The Invention of Solitude

By Paul Auster

By Paul Auster

By Paul Auster

By Paul Auster

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Jan 30, 2007 | ISBN 9780143112228

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    About The Invention of Solitude

    From Paul Auster, author of the forthcoming 4 3 2 1:  A Novel – his very first book, a moving and personal meditation on fatherhood

    This debut work by New York Times-bestselling author Paul Auster (The New York Trilogy), a memoir, established Auster’s reputation as a major new voice in American writing. His moving and personal meditation on fatherhood is split into two stylistically separate sections. In the first, Auster reflects on the memories of his father who was a distant, undemonstrative, and cold man who died an untimely death. As he sifts through his Father’s things, Auster uncovers a sixty-year-old murder mystery that sheds light on his father’s elusive character. In the second section, the perspective shifts and Auster begins to reflect on his own identity as a father by adopting the voice of a narrator, “A.” Through a mosaic of images, coincidences, and associations “A,” contemplates his separation from his son, his dying grandfather, turning the story into a self-conscious reflection on the process of writing.

    About The Invention of Solitude

    From Paul Auster, author of the forthcoming 4 3 2 1:  A Novel – his very first book, a moving and personal meditation on fatherhood

    This debut work by New York Times-bestselling author Paul Auster (The New York Trilogy), a memoir, established Auster’s reputation as a major new voice in American writing. His moving and personal meditation on fatherhood is split into two stylistically separate sections. In the first, Auster reflects on the memories of his father who was a distant, undemonstrative, and cold man who died an untimely death. As he sifts through his Father’s things, Auster uncovers a sixty-year-old murder mystery that sheds light on his father’s elusive character. In the second section, the perspective shifts and Auster begins to reflect on his own identity as a father by adopting the voice of a narrator, “A.” Through a mosaic of images, coincidences, and associations “A,” contemplates his separation from his son, his dying grandfather, turning the story into a self-conscious reflection on the process of writing.

    Also by Paul Auster

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    Also by Paul Auster

    Here and Now
    Moon Palace
    The New York Trilogy
    Mr. Vertigo
    Leviathan
    See all books by Paul Auster

    About Paul Auster

    Paul Auster’s novels include The Brooklyn Follies, Oracle Night, and In the Country of Last Things, as well as two memoirs, a collection of essays, a volume of poems, and the screenplays for several films. His work has been translated into more… More about Paul Auster

    About Paul Auster

    Paul Auster’s novels include The Brooklyn Follies, Oracle Night, and In the Country of Last Things, as well as two memoirs, a collection of essays, a volume of poems, and the screenplays for several films. His work has been translated into more… More about Paul Auster

    Product Details

    Category: Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs | Literary Figure Biographies & Memoirs | Parenting

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jan 30, 2007 | 192 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143112228

    Category: Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs | Literary Figure Biographies & Memoirs | Parenting

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jan 30, 2007 | 192 Pages | ISBN 9781101562864

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    Praise

    Praise for The Invention of Solitude

    “Moving, delicately perceived portraits of lives and relationship.”
    – The New York Times Book Review
     
    “Integrates heart and intellect, sensation and speculation. . .as it relentlessly tries to make sense of the shocks of living.”
    – Newsday
     
    “Eloquent. . .Paul Auster’s memoir combines the subjects of time, language, and family into a beautifully moving and intelligent mosaic.”
    – Charles Baxter

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