{"product_id":"the-invention-of-solitude-paperback","title":"The Invention of Solitude - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Auster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A beautifully poetic work\" -- Joyce Carol Oates \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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\" (\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Moving, delicately perceived portraits of lives and relationships.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"One day there is life. . . . And then, suddenly, it happens there is death.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Solitude, \u003c\/i\u003esplit 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Auster\u003c\/b\u003e was the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunset Park\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMoon Palace\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/i\u003e, the Independent Spirit Award for the screenplay of \u003ci\u003eSmoke\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize for \u003ci\u003eBurning Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Carlos Fuentes Prize for his body of work. His novel \u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 7.76 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52556564889893,"sku":"9780143112228","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/NOIe_WR78h9780143112228.webp?v=1781376232","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/the-invention-of-solitude-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}