Original sentence: Paul Benjamin Auster (born February 3, 1947)  is a Brooklyn-based author known for works blending absurdism and crime fiction, such as The New York Trilogy (1987), Moon Palace (1989) and The Brooklyn Follies (2005)
Edited sentence: Paul Benjamin Auster (born February 3, 1947)  is an Ameican author known for works blending absurdism and crime fiction, such as The New York Trilogy (1987), Moon Palace (1989) and The Brooklyn Follies (2005)