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          The Invention of Solitude

          The Invention of Solitude

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          With all the keen literary intelligence familiar from The New York Trilogy or Sunset Park, Paul Auster crafts an intensely intimate work from a ground-breaking combination of introspection, meditation and biography.

          ''One day there is life . . . And then, suddenly, it...

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          Product ID:9780571288328
          Product Form:Paperback / softback
          Country of Manufacture:GB
          Title:The Invention of Solitude
          Authors:Author: Paul Auster
          Page Count:208
          Subjects:Biography and non-fiction prose, Prose: non-fiction
          Description:Select Guide Rating
          With all the keen literary intelligence familiar from The New York Trilogy or Sunset Park, Paul Auster crafts an intensely intimate work from a ground-breaking combination of introspection, meditation and biography.

          ''One day there is life . . . And then, suddenly, it happens there is death.''

          So begins Paul Auster''s moving and personal meditation on fatherhood, The Invention of Solitude. The first section, ''Portrait of an Invisible Man'', reveals Auster''s memories and feelings after the death of his father. In ''The Book of Memory'' the perspective shifts to Auster''s role as a father. The narrator, ''A.'', contemplates his separation from his son, his dying grandfather and the solitary nature of writing and story-telling.

          With all the keen literary intelligence familiar from The New York Trilogy or Sunset Park, Paul Auster crafts an intensely intimate work from a ground-breaking combination of introspection, meditation and biography.


          Imprint Name:Faber & Faber
          Publisher Name:Faber & Faber
          Country of Publication:GB
          Publishing Date:2012-09-06

          Additional information

          Weight164 g
          Dimensions199 × 126 × 14 mm