Paul Auster
author
Paul Benjamin Auster was a prominent American writer, novelist, memoirist, poet, and filmmaker. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he graduated from Columbia University with degrees in English and Comparative Literature before moving to Paris to work as a translator of French literature. He gained significant acclaim for his debut memoir 'The Invention of Solitude' (1982) and the postmodern novel 'The New York Trilogy' (1987). His works often explore themes of identity, space, language, and coincidence, frequently utilizing detective-like structures to address existential questions. Auster was also a filmmaker and screenwriter, notably collaborating on the film 'Smoke'. He died in 2024 at the age of 77.[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]
- identity
- postmodernism
- coincidence
- language
- existentialism
Books
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It Don't Mean A Thing€223.00
Works by Paul Auster
- 1982 Squeeze Play Written under pseudonym Paul Benjamin
- 1987 The New York Trilogy
- 1987 In the Country of Last Things
- 1989 Moon Palace
- 1990 The Music of Chance
- 1992 Leviathan
- 1994 Mr. Vertigo
- 1999 Timbuktu Novella
- 2002 The Book of Illusions
- 2003 Oracle Night
- 2005 The Brooklyn Follies
- 2006 Travels in the Scriptorium
- 2008 Man in the Dark
- 2009 Invisible
- 2010 Sunset Park
- 2013 Day/Night
- 2017 4 3 2 1
- 2023 Baumgartner
- 1982 The Invention of Solitude Memoir
- 1995 The Red Notebook Originally printed in Granta (44); 1993
- 1997 Hand to Mouth
- 2012 Winter Journal Memoir
- 2013 Report from the Interior
- 1992 The Art of Hunger Nonfiction
- 2005 Collected Prose Expanded second edition, 2010
- 2013 Here and Now: Letters, 2008–2011 Collection of letters exchanged with J. M. Coetzee
- 2017 A Life in Words: In Conversation with I. B. Siegumfeldt Nonfiction
- 2019 Talking to Strangers: Selected Essays, Prefaces, and Other Writings, 1967–2017 Nonfiction
- 2020 Groundwork: Autobiographical Writings, 1979–2012 Nonfiction
- 2021 Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane Nonfiction biography
- 2022 Long Live King Kobe: Following the Murder of Tyler Kobe Nichols Nonfiction with photographs by Spencer Ostrander
- 2023 Bloodbath Nation Nonfiction with photographs by Spencer Ostrander
- 1974 Unearth Poetry
- 1976 Wall Writing Poetry
- 1977 Fragments from the Cold Poetry
- 1980 Facing the Music Poetry
- 1988 Disappearances: Selected Poems Poetry
- 1990 Ground Work: Selected Poems and Essays 1970–1979 Poetry/Essays
- 2007 Collected Poems Poetry
- 2020 White Spaces: Selected Poems and Early Prose Poetry/Prose
- 1995 Smoke Screenplay
- 1995 Blue in the Face Screenplay
- 1998 Lulu on the Bridge Screenplay/Film
- 2007 The Inner Life of Martin Frost Screenplay
Awards
- 1989 Prix France Culture de Littérature Étrangère
- 1990 Morton Dauwen Zabel Award
- 1993 Prix Médicis Étranger
- 1995 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay
- 1996 Bodil Awards – Best American Film: Smoke
- 1996 John William Corrington Award for Literary Excellence
- 2006 Prince of Asturias Award for Literature
- 2010 Médaille Grand Vermeil de la ville de Paris
References
- Paul Auster. Wikipedia. 2024 link
- Paul Auster - Simple English Wikipedia. Wikipedia. 2024 link
- Paul Auster | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica. Britannica. 2024 link
- Paul Auster - Biography - IMDb. IMDb. 2024 link
- Paul Auster, novelist, 1947-2024 - Financial Times. Financial Times. 2024 link
- The great American writer Paul Auster, author of 'Moon Palace' and Leviathan has died aged 77. Le Monde. 2024 link
- American author Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker dead at 77. CBC. 2024 link
- Paul Auster Biography - eNotes.com. eNotes. 2024 link
- Remembering Paul Auster (1947-2024) - Frieze. Frieze. 2024 link
- Paul Auster. Wikipedia. 2024 link