Paul Auster: biography and works

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Paul Auster – the famous American writer, screenwriter and translator. This remarkable writer creates in such literary fields as postmodernism and absurdism.

Biography

Paul Auster was Born February 3, 1947 in the United States of America, in the state of Newark.

Paul Auster

The literary activity of the writer the interest arose immediately. Their works to print Paul Auster began only in 1974.

Fame came to the writer after a series of books about new York. The first part of the trilogy was published in 1985, and in 1986, after the release of the third book, Paul Auster received the award – American literary award.

About the work

The success of the writer brought books written in the genre of crime fiction. In these books the author was trying to solve the problem of crime, the search of self and spiritual purpose of human existence.

Paul Auster is known as the author of the famous novels: "Timbuktu", "the Invention of solitude", "the Music of chance".

Many of the book by Paul Oster was filmed. Being the author of most scripts, it is also known as a Director.

Speaking on the activities Floor, it is important to note that he is also a translator. He translated many works from French. Among those translated by Oster works may be noted by such authors as Sartre, mallarmé, Breton, Aragon.

The Bibliography of the Floor very long. You can find as novels, screenplays, and autobiographical prose, essays and even poetry.

Paul Auster book

Almost all of his works have been translated into many languages.

Today Paul Auster is also engaged in literary activities, getting awards and rewards for their creations.

In General, talking about the writing of this author, it is important to note that he is indeed a master of his craft, because his works make people to think, to reflect on the events that formed the basis of the plot of the book. Intelligent novels that came out from under the hands of Paul Oster, so versatile in its inner content that simply read, without hesitation, will not work. What the author writes, in fact, affect all areas of life, global problems, the problems of one nation and the problems of each individual. This is an indication that the author really is worth a read, and his books were understood and remained in the memory of the reader.

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The novel is one of the most famous works of the writer. In Russian language the book was translated recently.

In literary circles there is a rule: if the writer is really talented, in his literary archives must be at least one work on the problem of terrorism, otherwise the writer is worthless. The book was written only after a friend of Paul Oster has created a work that describes the life of Mao II. Work «Leviathan» is a response to the challenge of another Oster.

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