Paul Auster, author portrait
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Paul Auster

Paul Auster was the bestselling author of 4 3 2 1Sunset ParkThe Book of IllusionsMoon Palace, and The New York Trilogy, among many other works. In 2006, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature. His other honors include the Prix Médicis étranger for Leviathan, the Independent Spirit Award for the screenplay of Smoke, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Burning Boy, and the Carlos Fuentes Prize for his body of work. His novel 4 3 2 1 was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and was a Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His work has been translated into more than forty languages. Paul Auster died in 2024.
Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy
Here and Now
The Invention of Solitude
The New York Trilogy
Mr. Vertigo
Leviathan
The Music of Chance
Moon Palace
The New York Trilogy
In the Country of Last Things
City of Glass
The Random House Book of 20th Century French Poetry

Books

Paul Auster's The New York Trilogy
Here and Now
The Invention of Solitude
The New York Trilogy
Mr. Vertigo
Leviathan
The Music of Chance
Moon Palace
The New York Trilogy
In the Country of Last Things
City of Glass
The Random House Book of 20th Century French Poetry

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