- Hardcover: 200 pages
- Publisher: Liverpool University Press (1 Sep 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0853236879
- ISBN-13: 978-0853236870
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.7 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,492,397 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The World that is the Book" offers an in-depth analysis of Paul Auster's fiction. It explores the rich literary and cultural sources that Auster taps into in order to create compelling stories that investigate the nature of language, the workings of chance, and the individual's complex relations with the world at large. Whereas most Auster criticism has concentrated on readings of individual novels, this book emphasizes the continuity in Auster's writing by discussing throughout the philosophical underpinnings that lead the author to question the boundaries separating the fictional from the factual, and the real from the imagined.
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1 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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The state-of-the-art study of Auster's work: elegantly written, completely informed, a pleasure to read.
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Pays respect to the sources Auster used
10 May 2002
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The World That Is The Book: Paul Auster's Fiction by Aliki Varvogli (Lecturer in English and American Literature, University of Dundee) is a thorough study of the fictional works of Paul Auster, including "The New York Trilogy," "Timbuktu," and much more. A scholarly, college-level study of the long-lasting meaning behind Auster's classic works, The World That Is The Book recognizes and pays respect to the sources Auster used to challenge the traditional uses of the written word and the role of literary genre. The World That Is The Book is very highly recommended reading for those who seek to better appreciate Paul Auster's literary work.
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