"A beautifully poetic work" -- Joyce Carol Oates In his debut memoir, renowned author Paul Auster shares heartfelt and personal meditations on fatherhood that "integrates heart and intellect, sensation and speculation . . . as it relentlessly tries to make sense of the shocks of living" (Newsday) "Moving, delicately perceived portraits of lives and relationships."--The New York Times Book Review "One day there is life. . . . And then, suddenly, it happens there is death." The Invention of Solitude, split into two stylistically separate sections, established Paul Auster's reputation as a major voice in American literature. The first section, "Portrait of an Invisible Man," explores Auster's memories and feelings after the death of his father, a distant, undemonstrative, almost cold man. As he attends to his father's business affairs and sifts through his effects, Auster uncovers a sixty-year-old family murder mystery that sheds light on his father's elusive character. In "The Book of Memory," the perspective shifts from Auster's identity as a son to his role as a father. Through a mosaic of images, coincidences, and associations, the narrator, "A," contemplates his separation from his son, his dying grandfather, and the solitary nature of storytelling and writing.
Sobre o autor(a)
Auster, Paul
PAUL AUSTER foi um escritor, roteirista e poeta norte-americano nascido em Newark, em 1947. Estreou na literatura com A invenção da solidão e ganhou fama internacional com A trilogia de Nova York. Sua obra foi traduzida para mais de quarenta idiomas. Faleceu em 2024, aos 77 anos. |
| ISBN | 9780143112228 |
| Autor(a) | Auster, Paul |
| Editora | Penguin Group USA |
| Ano de edição | 2007 |
| Páginas | 192 |
| Acabamento | Brochura |