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Paul Auster 1947-2024

Hermy · 2024-05-02 07:47:01

Paul Auster died at his home in Brooklyn on Tuesday at the age of 77. He was probably best known for The New York Trilogy but I hadn't realised he was also involved in several films, both as writer and director. I have The Invention of Solitude and The Music of Chance sitting on a shelf waiting to be read and in light of…

02-05-2024 08:47AM

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Paul Auster died at his home in Brooklyn on Tuesday at the age of 77.
He was probably best known for The New York Trilogy but I hadn't realised he was also involved in several films, both as writer and director.
I have The Invention of Solitude and The Music of Chance sitting on a shelf waiting to be read and in light of his passing I may get to them a bit sooner than I had planned.

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Hadn’t heard he died. I’ve a copy of ‘Leviathan’ on the shelf for a long time that I’ve always pushed back in favour of something else. Will have to give it a go now.

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