Report from the Interior is Paul Auster's most intimate autobiographical work to date, including a selection of his letters to his first wife, Lydia Davis.
Paul Auster is the best-selling author of Winter Journal, Sunset Park, Man in the Dark, The Brooklyn Follies, The Book of Illusions, The New York Trilogy, among many other works. In 2006 he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for Literature and inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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"Intimate, even claustrophobic, this journey into the author's
memory banks reads like a primal scream, an attempt to relive his
youth and evolution."--" Oprah Magazine
""Auster should be recognized as one of the great American prose
stylists of our time.... [Auster's] autobiographical works are
jewels perfectly cut, luminous little books... It would not be
inaccurate to describe the first section, which gives the book its
title, as perfect." "- The New York Times Book Review
"""Report from the Interior" is a fetchingly original, if eclectic,
examination of what it feels like to be a young person in a
puzzle-world that still hasn't fallen into place. We all felt it as
children; Auster has simply revisited it and put it into words.""
-- Richmond Times-Dispatch
""["Report From the Interior"] adds another piece to the jigsaw
puzzle of one of our greatest writers.... There are wonderful
Austerian twists and ruminations here, making for a satisfying
addition to his eclectic canon." "-- Shelf Awareness
""[Auster is an] achingly talented essayist." "-- Denver Post
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"Celebrated author Auster ("Sunset Park") observes his own life in
this engaging memoir... Auster presents a fascinating take on the
memoir. Students and fans will appreciate his original examination
of his interior self." - "Library Journal" (Starred)
"A high-wire explication of his inner life... Auster's phenomenal
literary powers are generated by his equal fluency in matters
emotional and cerebral. Here the origins of that sustaining duality
are revealed." --Donna Seaman, "Booklist"
"The interplay of memory, identity and the creative imagination informs this portrait of the artist as a young man, a memoir that the novelist's avid readership will find particularly compelling.... A
"The interplay of memory, identity and the creative imagination informs this portrait of the artist as a young man, a memoir that the novelist's avid readership will find particularly compelling.... Auster has long rendered life as something of a puzzle; here are some significant, illuminating pieces." --"Kirkus"
"The interplay of memory, identity and the creative imagination informs this portrait of the artist as a young man, a memoir that the novelist's avid readership will find particularly compelling.... Auster has long rendered life as something of a puzzle; here are some significant, illuminating pieces." --"Kirkus"
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