The World that is the Book [electronic resource] : Paul Auster's Fiction
Varvogli, Aliki.
Liverpool : Liverpool University Press,
2001.
The World that is the Book offers an in-depth analysis of Paul Auster's fiction. It explores the rich literary and cultural sources that Auster taps into in order to create compelling stories that investigate the nature of language, the workings of chance, and the individual's complex relations with the world at large. Whereas most Auster criticism has concentrated on readings of individual novels, this book emphasizes the continuity in Auster's writing by discussing throughout the philosophical underpinnings that lead the author to question the boundaries separating the fictional from the fac
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Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1: Legacies; 2: Austerities; 3: Realities; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index
The World that is the Book offers an in-depth analysis of Paul Auster's fiction. It explores the rich literary and cultural sources that Auster taps into in order to create compelling stories that investigate the nature of language, the workings of chance, and the individual's complex relations with the world at large. Whereas most Auster criticism has concentrated on readings of individual novels, this book emphasizes the continuity in Auster's writing by discussing throughout the philosophical underpinnings that lead the author to question the boundaries separating the fictional from the fac
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Auster, Paul, 1947-
Auster, Paul.
American Literature
English
Languages & Literatures