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The invention of solitude / Paul Auster.

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811.5 AUS	Adult Non Fiction		Chester Hill .	. Available .

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ISBN	0571227279 (pbk)
Name	Auster, Paul, 1947-
Title	The invention of solitude / Paul Auster.
Published	London : Faber and Faber, 2005
Description	188 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes	Previously published by Penguin in 1988.
Notes	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary	So begins Paul Auster's moving and personal meditations 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 storytelling.
Subjects	Auster, Paul, -- 1947-
	Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
	Fathers and sons -- United States
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