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The Invention of Solitude by Paul Auster · Booklabria

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The Invention of Solitude

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First published: 1982
Editions: 18 in 4 languages

Synopsis

The Invention of Solitude is Paul Auster's first memoir, published in the year 1982. The book is divided into two separate parts, Portrait of an Invisible Man, which concerns the sudden death of Auster's father, and The Book of Memory, in which Auster delivers his personal opinions concerning subjects such as coincidence, fate, and solitude, subjects that have become trademarks of Auster's works.

Subjects: Biography
Biographies
Fathers and sons
American Authors
Authors, american
Fathers
Set in: United States
Time: 20th Century
Characters: Paul Auster

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18 in 4 languages

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English11 French3 Spanish3 German1

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