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'One day there is life . . . and then, suddenly, it happens there is death.'
So begins Paul Auster's moving and personal meditation on fatherhood. The first section, 'Portrait of an Invisible Man', reveals Auster's memories and feelings after the death of his father. In 'The Book of Memory' the perspective shifts to Auster's role as a father. The narrator, 'A', contemplates his separation from his son, his dying grandfather and the solitary nature of writing and story-telling.
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Praise for The Invention of Solitude "Moving, delicately perceived portraits of lives and relationship."
- The New York Times Book Review "Integrates heart and intellect, sensation and speculation. . .as it relentlessly tries to make sense of the shocks of living."
- Newsday "Eloquent. . .Paul Auster's memoir combines the subjects of time, language, and family into a beautifully moving and intelligent mosaic."
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- The New York Times Book Review "Integrates heart and intellect, sensation and speculation. . .as it relentlessly tries to make sense of the shocks of living."
- Newsday "Eloquent. . .Paul Auster's memoir combines the subjects of time, language, and family into a beautifully moving and intelligent mosaic."
- Charles Baxter
The Invention of Solitude is Paul Auster's very personal meditation on fatherhood.
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- PublisherFaber and Faber
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0571227279
- ISBN 13 9780571227273
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