The Invention of Solitude: A Memoir

By (author): "Paul Auster"
Genres:Nonfiction books  Memoir books  Biography books  Contemporary books  Literature books  Autobiography books  Philosophy books  American books  20th Century books  The United States Of America books  
Publish Date: 1982
The Invention of Solitude: A Memoir
ISBN0140106286
ISBN139780140106282
AsinThe Invention of Solitude: A Memoir
Original titleThe Invention of Solitude
"One day there is life . . . and then, suddenly, it happens there is death". So begins THE INVENTION OF SOLITUDE, Paul Auster's moving and personal meditation on fatherhood. After the death of his own father, Auster discovers a 60-year-old family murder mystery that could account for the old man's elusive character. Later the book shifts from Auster's identity as son to his own role as father.