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The Invention of Solitude is Paul Auster's debut memoir, published in 1982. The book is divided into two “stylistically separate” parts, The first part, Portrait of an Invisible Man, is about the sudden death of Auster's father.
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The Invention of Solitude. Paul Auster. 3.76. 15,320 ratings1,823 reviews. In this debut work by New York Times-bestselling author Paul Auster (The New York Trilogy), The Invention of Solitude, a memoir, established Auster’s reputation as a major new voice in American writing.
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In the first, Auster reflects on the memories of his father who was a distant, undemonstrative, and cold man who died an untimely death. As he sifts through his Father’s things, Auster uncovers a sixty-year-old murder mystery that sheds light on his father’s elusive character.
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Jan 30, 2007 · This debut work by New York Times-bestselling author Paul Auster (The New York Trilogy), a memoir, established Auster’s reputation as a major new voice in American writing. His moving and personal meditation on fatherhood is split into two stylistically separate sections.
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Feb 27, 1983 · ''The Invention of Solitude'' starts with Paul Auster's urge to save his father's life from vanishing along with his father. It leads initially to an evocation...
Sep 13, 2020 · The invention of solitude. "So begins The Invention of Solitude, 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, a distant, undemonstrative, almost cold man.
Mar 4, 2022 · The invention of solitude. by. Auster, Paul, 1947-. Publication date. 1988. Topics. Fathers, Fatherhood - Personal observations. Publisher. London : Faber.