Paul Auster
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| Born | Paul Benjamin Auster February 3, 1947 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 30, 2024 (aged 77) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Pen name | Paul Benjamin |
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| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA, MA) |
| Period | 1974–2023 |
| Genre | Poetry, literary fiction |
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| Children | 2, including Sophie Auster |
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Paul Benjamin Auster (February 3, 1947 – April 30, 2024) was an American writer and movie director. His notable works include The New York Trilogy (1987), Moon Palace (1989), The Music of Chance (1990), The Book of Illusions (2002), The Brooklyn Follies (2005), Invisible (2009), Sunset Park (2010), Winter Journal (2012), and 4 3 2 1 (2017).
In December 2022, Auster was diagnosed with lung cancer.[1][2] He died of problems caused by the disease at his home in New York City, on April 30, 2024, at the age of 77.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ @sirihustvedt (11 March 2023). "I have been away from Instagram for a while". Retrieved 27 July 2023 – via Instagram.
- ↑ "New York writer Paul Auster, suffering from cancer, will publish a new novel". August 31, 2023. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ↑ Williams, Alex (30 April 2024). "Paul Auster, Prolific Author and Brooklyn Literary Star, Dies at 77". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 1, 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Paul Auster at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to Paul Auster at Wikiquote
- Official website
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Paul Auster on IMDb
- 'The Searcher', interview with The Guardian in May 1999
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