Review
From its almost slapstick opening until its edgy end, this mesmerising novel keeps us in thrall throughout as a writer tries to reassemble his life after loss and love. It is intense, sad and, at the same time, full of joy. -- Bernard MacLaverty
One of the great American prose stylists of our time. - New York Times
Auster truly is a master of his art. - Harper's Bazaar
He can out-Roth, out-Updike and out-Franzen the greatest. - Financial Times
'Remarkable . . . A novel that contains multitudes.' - New York Times on 4 3 2 1
'Auster has always been enchanted by memory, chance, echo. Here, the charge of that obsession
electrifies.' - Financial Times
Winningly farcical and fast-moving, it's a terrific opening, a cascading comedy of perpetually
interrupted thought. - Observer
Book Description
A tender masterpiece of love, memory and loss from one of the world's great writers.
About the Author
Paul Auster is the bestselling author of 4 3 2 1, Sunset Park, The Book of Illusions, Moon Palace and The New York Trilogy. He and Spencer Ostrander collaborated on Bloodbath Nation.
In 2006, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature. His other honours include the Prix Medicis 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 most recent novel, 4 3 2 1, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and is a Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. His work has been translated into more than forty languages.
He lives in Brooklyn, New York.