- Autobiography, Fiction, Middle-aged men, Authorship
Nathan Glass has come to Brooklyn to die. Divorced, estranged from his only daughter, the retired life insurance salesman seeks only solitude and anonymity. Then Nathan finds his long-lost nephew, Tom Wood, working in a local bookstore - a far cry from the brilliant academic career he'd begun when Nathan saw him last.
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Contemporary, classical in form, contemplative and prestige.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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- Author
- Paul Auster
- First published
- December 27, 2005
- Pages
- 320
- Publisher
- ʻAm ʻoved, Henry Holt and Co., Henry Holt
- Editions
- 43
- Language
- German, French, Spanish, Italian
- ISBN
- 9788433973344
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“I was looking for a quiet place to die.”
Paul Benjamin Auster (February 3, 1947 – April 30, 2024) was an American writer, novelist, memoirist, poet, and filmmaker. His notable works include *The New York Trilogy* (1987), *Moon Palace* (1989), *The Music of Chance* (1990), *The Book of Illusions* (2002), *The Brooklyn Follies* (2005), *Invisible* (2009), *Sunset Park* (2010), *Winter Journal* (2012), and *4 3 2 1* (2017). His books have been translated into more than 40 languages.
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