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Auster, Paul - ôˈstər, 1947–, American writer, b. Newark, N.J. After publishing four volumes of poetry, he wrote his first novel, Squeeze Play (1982). A compelling storyteller, Auster became well known for the short novels of The New York Trilogy—City of Glass (1985), Ghosts (1986), and The Locked Room (1986)—tautly surreal variations on the urban

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The World That Is the Book: Paul Auster's Fiction » Read Now
by Aliki Varvogli. 184 pgs.

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The World that is the Book offers an in-depth analysis of Paul Auster�2s fiction. It explores the rich literary and cultural sources that Auster taps into in order to create compelling stories that investigate the nature of language, the workings of chance, and the individual�2s...
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The World that is the Book offers an in-depth analysis of Paul Auster�2s fiction. It explores the rich literary and cultural sources that Auster taps into in order to create compelling stories that investigate the nature of language, the workings of chance, and the individual�2s complex relations with the world at large. Whereas most Auster criticism has concentrated on readings of individual novels, this book emphasizes the continuity in Auster�2s writing by discussing throughout the philosophical underpinnings that lead the author to question the boundaries separating the fictional from the factual, and the real from the imagined.
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Beyond the Red Notebook: Essays on Paul Auster » Read Now
by Dennis Barone. 210 pgs.

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The Revenge of the Author: Paul Auster's Challenge to Theory, in Critique » Read Now
by John Zilcosky. 12 pgs.

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...The Revenge of the Author: Paul Austers Challenge to Theory JOHN ZILCOSKY...will investigate one example: Paul Auster genre-crossing The NewYork Trilogy...engagement with...
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Mirrors of Madness: Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy, in Critique » Read Now
by Steven E. Alford. 18 pgs.

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...Mirrors of Madness: Paul Austers The New York Trilogy STEVEN...Among the many puzzles in Paul Auster remarkable New York Trilogy...of a wrong number, impersonates Paul...
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From Punishment to Possibility: Re-Imagining Hitchcockian Paradigms in The New York Trilogy, in Mosaic (Winnipeg) » Read Now
by Cameron Golden. 16 pgs.

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Part Spaniel, Part Canine Puzzle: Anthropomorphism in Woolf's Flush and Auster's Timbuktu, in Mosaic (Winnipeg) » Read Now
by Jutta Ittner. 16 pgs.

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From Metonymy to Metaphor: Paul Auster's Leviathan, in Critique » Read Now
by Linda L. Fleck. 14 pgs.

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...From Metonymy to Metaphor: Paul Austers Leviathan LINDA L. FLECK...drawn from the life story of Paul Auster . Sachss life ends in tragedy...by Peter Aaron and signed by...
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Translating the Impossible Debt: Paul Auster's City of Glass, in Critique » Read Now
by Pascale-Anne Brault. 11 pgs.

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...Translating the Impossible Debt: Paul Austers City of Glass PASCALE-ANNE BRAULT...new Eden or promised land that Paul Auster novel City of Glass must be...As I will try to...
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Paul Auster's The Invention of Solitude: Glimmers in a Reach to Authenticity, in Critique » Read Now
by William Dow. 10 pgs.

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...Paul Austers The Invention of Solitude: Glimmers in a Reach to Authenticity WILLIAM DOW Paul Auster The Invention of Solitude uses and questions...moment" (131). WORKS...
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Secrecy and the Gift: Paul Auster's The Locked Room, in Critique » Read Now
by Alex Segal. 19 pgs.

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...Secrecy and the Gift: Paul Austers The Locked Room ALEX SEGAL...Locked Room , the third part of Paul Austers The New York Trilogy . 1 A scene...Detective, Work of the...
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The Urban Lifeworld ("Professor Auster's In-Between World" begins on p. 231) » Read Now
by Peter Madsen, Richard Plunz. 390 pgs.

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These essays, the result of detailed research, contribute to the understanding of the cultural role of cities by offering a new approach to the analysis of the urban experience. Two major cities, New York and Copenhagen, are used as vehicles for this exploration of sociological, anthropological and...
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These essays, the result of detailed research, contribute to the understanding of the cultural role of cities by offering a new approach to the analysis of the urban experience. Two major cities, New York and Copenhagen, are used as vehicles for this exploration of sociological, anthropological and esthetic issues. Contributions by academics in the field of literature bring new insight to this comparative work.
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Multicultural Writers since 1945: An A-To-Z Guide ("Paul Auster" begins on p. 52) » Read Now
by Alba Amoia, Bettina L. Knapp. 610 pgs.

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The end of World War II led to increased interest in multicultural concerns and a flourishing of literary and artistic endeavors. It was also a time of decolonization and the emergence of new nations and cultures clamoring for recognition and respect. The political circumstances following World War...
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The end of World War II led to increased interest in multicultural concerns and a flourishing of literary and artistic endeavors. It was also a time of decolonization and the emergence of new nations and cultures clamoring for recognition and respect. The political circumstances following World War II exposed many people to other cultures. This reference discusses the experiences of writers active since 1945 who were shaped by cultures other than their own.
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