Paul Auster
Author of The New York Trilogy
About the Author
Paul Auster was born on February 3, 1947, in Newark, New Jersey. He received a B.A. and a M.A. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University. In addition to his career as a writer, Auster has been a census taker, tutor, merchant seaman, little-league baseball coach, and a telephone show more operator. He started his writing career as a translator. He soon gained popularity for the detective novels that make up his New York Trilogy. His other works include The Invention of Solitude; Leviathan; Moon Palace; Facing the Music; In the Country of Last Things; The Music of Chance; Mr. Vertigo; and The Brooklyn Follies. His latest novels are entitled, Invisible and Sunset Park. In addition to his novels, Auster has written screenplays and directed several films. He is the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and a French Prix Medicis for Foreign Literature. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Paul Auster
Collected Prose: Autobiographical Writings, True Stories, Critical Essays, Prefaces, and Collaborations with Artists (2003) 268 copies
Le diable par la queue: suivi de Laurel et Hardy vont au paradis: Black-out: & Cache-cache: Action baseball: Fausse… (1999) 6 copies
Lektürehilfen Englisch. Moon Palace: Ausführliche Inhaltsangabe mit Interpretation. Inklusive Abitur-Fragen… (2001) 5 copies
Poesia Y Prosa 4 copies
[unidentified works] 3 copies
Colectes Prose 1 copy
Itt és most 1 copy
La trilogie newyorkaise 1 copy
Un país bañado en sangre: Fotografías de Spencer Ostrander (Los Tres Mundos) (Spanish Edition) 1 copy
PUTOVANJA U SKRIPTORIJUM 1 copy
Worms 1 copy
La nit de l'oracle 1 copy
Auster en palabras de Auster 1 copy
La condición humana 1 copy
Associated Works
Novels II of Samuel Beckett: Volume II of The Grove Centenary Editions (Works of Samuel Beckett the Grove Centenary… (2006) — Editor — 164 copies
The Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett: Volume III of The Grove Centenary Editions (Works of Samuel Beckett the Grove… (2006) — Editor — 134 copies
Adaptations: From Short Story to Big Screen: 35 Great Stories That Have Inspired Great Films (2005) — Contributor — 121 copies
The Poems, Short Fiction, and Criticism of Samuel Beckett: Volume IV of The Grove Centenary Editions (2006) — Editor — 84 copies
New York City reisverhalen 6 copies
Stooge Thirteen, Spring 1975 — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Auster, Paul Benjamin
- Other names
- Benjamin, Paul
Auster, Paul - Birthdate
- 1947-02-03
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Country (for map)
- USA
- Birthplace
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Places of residence
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
Paris, France
Brooklyn, New York, USA - Education
- Columbia University (1970)
- Occupations
- novelist
poet
scriptwriter
translator - Relationships
- Hustvedt, Siri (wife)
Davis, Lydia (wife|divorced) - Organizations
- PEN American Center (Vice-President)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 2006) - Awards and honors
- Morton Dauwen Zabel Award (1990)
Premio Príncipe de Asturias (Letters ∙ 2006)
Honorary Doctorate (University of Leige ∙ 2007)
John William Corrington Award for Literary Excellence (1996)
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (2007) - Short biography
- Paul Auster is the husband of author Siri Hustvedt.
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