{"product_id":"collected-prose-9780312429928","title":"Collected Prose: Autobiographical Writings, True Stories, Critical Essays, Prefaces, Collaborations with Artists, and Interviews: Expan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe expanded edition of an essential collection of writings, essays, and interviews from Paul Auster, one of the finest thinkers and stylists in contemporary letters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e4 3 2 1\u003c\/i\u003e presents here a highly personal collection of essays, prefaces, true stories, autobiographical writings, and collaborations with artists, as well as occasional pieces written for magazines and newspapers, including his \"breathtaking memoir\" (\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging in subject from Sir Walter Raleigh to Kafka, Nathaniel Hawthorne to the high-wire artist Philippe Petit, conceptual artist Sophie Calle to Auster's own typewriter, the World Trade Center catastrophe to his beloved New York City itself, \u003ci\u003eCollected Prose\u003c\/i\u003e records the passions and insights of a writer who \"will be remembered as one of the great writers of our time\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Auster\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eleven novels, most recently \u003ci\u003eOracle Night\u003c\/i\u003e. His previous two novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTimbuktu\u003c\/i\u003e, were national bestsellers. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626532737298,"sku":"9780312429928","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_35a56bdd-d230-4a1d-9f1e-077c2b60de23.jpg?v=1732660945","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/collected-prose-9780312429928","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}