Books
by Paul Auster
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Invisible |
This is a strange novel, strange because it has three different narrators telling the same story. The main protagonist is Adam Walker, whose life - from 1967 until his early death from cancer in 2007 - is chronicled in the disturbing and unfinished manuscript he leaves behind. A very profound and interesting read indeed.
(Laurence Martin Euler - bwl 55 Winter 2010) |
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Oracle Night |
Another very good book by Paul Auster. It's nine days in the life of a writer, Sydney Orr, who is recovering after a near fatal illness. And this book gives us an insight into what it is like to lead a writer's life: how do real life and imaginary worlds mix together? You see the writer beginning a story then unravelling it; fascinating!
(Laurence Martin Euler - bwl 22 February 2004) |
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Oracle Night |
Narrated by New York author Sidney Orr - the central figure in a convoluted set of mysterious events - this reads at times like a detective novel. It is distinguished however by the intriguing if sometimes irritating devices employed by Auster. They are innovative and engaging, and reinforce his exploration of complexity and ambiguity in human emotional relationships, particularly with regard to commitment and trust.
(Margaret Teh - bwl 47 September 2008) |
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Sunset Park |
Mike Heller, a Trash-out worker in Florida during the dark months of the 2008 economic collapse, falls in love with Pilar, an underage teenager. When her sister threatens to report him to the police, he flies back to New York, his past and his divorced parents, where he settles in a squat with other young people in Sunset Park, Brooklyn . . . but he wasn't meant to end well . . . a good Auster.
(Laurence Martin Euler - bwl 59 Winter 2011) |
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The Book of Illusions |
When I read the very good reviews here and there about Auster's latest book, I thought: "a story about a Vermont professor writing about a comic genius of the silent cinema, no way!" And then I bought it and read it and urge you to do the same. Do the same because of Auster's talent!
(Laurence Martin Euler - bwl 15 October 2002) |
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