Author

Publication

2012-09-06 - Faber & Faber

Word Count

52,000 words, Guess

Page Count

208 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100571288324
  • ISBN-139780571288328
  • Better World Books9780571288328
  • Open LibraryOL27613145M

Classifications

  • LCCPS3551.U77I5 2012
  • DDC813/.54
  • LCCPS3551.U77 I5 2007

Description

*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.

First Sentence

One day there is life.

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