num_pages: 192
description: The Red Notebook stories, pulled from Auster's own life or from the lives of those close to him, are explorations of unexpected coincidences. A wrong number becomes the genesis for a famous novel; a hero appears at an inopportune moment; a lightning storm harries a group of campers; a daughter plunges from a terrifying height only to land improbably safely; a Paul Auster imposter materializes. Like a magic show, The Red Notebook demonstrates that "there is much to life that is special and serendipitous -- if only we allow ourselves to perceive it this way" (The Washington Post).
language: English
title: The Red Notebook
titlecomplete: The Red Notebook
genres: Short Stories, Essays, American, Biography, Literature, Collections, The United States Of America, Nonfiction, Memoir, Contemporary
ratings_count: 4806
publisher: Faber & Faber